diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
index 73c8fd297..e4666a7c8 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/swift.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ mv swift-$swift_version-RELEASE-ubuntu$image_label /usr/share/swift
 
 SWIFT_PATH="/usr/share/swift/usr/bin"
 SWIFT_BIN="$SWIFT_PATH/swift"
+SWIFTC_BIN="$SWIFT_PATH/swiftc"
 ln -s "$SWIFT_BIN" /usr/local/bin/swift
+ln -s "$SWIFTC_BIN" /usr/local/bin/swiftc
 echo "SWIFT_PATH=$SWIFT_PATH" | tee -a /etc/environment
 
 # Run tests to determine that the software installed as expected
@@ -24,3 +26,8 @@ if ! command -v swift; then
     echo "Swift was not installed"
     exit 1
 fi
+
+if ! command -v swiftc; then
+    echo "Swiftc is not linked to swift binary"
+    exit 1
+fi