diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
index 4548773292..0eb46e8a1d 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ GSTREAMER1_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 host-pkgconf host-bison host-flex
 # updated to look in the correct location.
 # Add a symlink to the legacy location
 define GSTREAMER1_LEGACY_CGSTCONFIG_H
-	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/include/gst/gstconfig.h \
+	ln -srf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/include/gst/gstconfig.h \
 	       $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/gstreamer-1.0/gst/gstconfig.h
 endef
 GSTREAMER1_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += GSTREAMER1_LEGACY_CGSTCONFIG_H