diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 4b6fce0378..8ecc6c9d56 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -47,19 +47,15 @@
 
 if not os.environ.get('SPHINX_GETTEXT') == 'True':
     # Override all the files from ``.overrides`` directory
-    import glob
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.overrides'):
-        for fname in files:
-            if fname == 'README.rst' and root == '.overrides':
-                continue
-            destroot = root.replace('.overrides', '').lstrip('/')
-            outputdir = os.path.join(
-                'cpython',
-                'Doc',
-                destroot,
-                fname,
-            )
-            os.system(f'ln -nfs `pwd`/{root}/{fname} {outputdir}')
+    from pathlib import Path
+    overrides_paths = Path('.overrides')
+
+    for path in overrides_paths.glob('**/*.*'):
+        if path.name == 'README.rst' and path.parent == '.overrides':
+            continue
+        destroot = str(path.parent).replace('.overrides', '').lstrip('/')
+        outputdir = Path('cpython/Doc') / destroot / path.name
+        os.system(f'ln -nfs `pwd`/{path.parent}/{path.name} {outputdir}')
 
 gettext_compact = False
 locale_dirs = ['../locales', 'cpython/locales']  # relative to the sourcedir