diff --git a/make/gcc-uclibc-2.95.mk b/make/gcc-uclibc-2.95.mk
index c9f1b92da3..5a20512929 100644
--- a/make/gcc-uclibc-2.95.mk
+++ b/make/gcc-uclibc-2.95.mk
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.installed: $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.compiled
 	# Set up the symlinks to enable lying about target name.
 	set -e; \
 	(cd $(STAGING_DIR); \
-		ln -s $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) $(GNU_TARGET_NAME); \
+		ln -sf $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) $(GNU_TARGET_NAME); \
 		cd bin; \
 		for app in $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-* ; do \
-			ln -s $${app} \
+			ln -sf $${app} \
 		   	$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)$${app##$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)}; \
 		done; \
 	);
diff --git a/make/gcc-uclibc-3.3.mk b/make/gcc-uclibc-3.3.mk
index 532373a198..172f112b46 100644
--- a/make/gcc-uclibc-3.3.mk
+++ b/make/gcc-uclibc-3.3.mk
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.installed: $(GCC_BUILD_DIR2)/.compiled
 	# Set up the symlinks to enable lying about target name.
 	set -e; \
 	(cd $(STAGING_DIR); \
-		ln -s $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) $(GNU_TARGET_NAME); \
+		ln -sf $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME) $(GNU_TARGET_NAME); \
 		cd bin; \
 		for app in $(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)-* ; do \
-			ln -s $${app} \
+			ln -sf $${app} \
 		   	$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)$${app##$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)}; \
 		done; \
 	);