diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index 9a66c65d..13b8024f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 _installafter:
 ifeq (${OS},Linux)
 	${INSTALL} -d ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}
-	ln -s ${DIR}/rc-sstat ${DESTDIR}/${SBINDIR}/rc-sstat
+	ln -sf ${DIR}/rc-sstat ${DESTDIR}/${SBINDIR}/rc-sstat
 endif
 
 include ${MK}/scripts.mk