diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index a9aa78f8..aa27b506 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ repo-remove.8: repo-add.8
 
 install-data-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8 && \
+		$(RM) repo-remove.8 && \
 		( $(LN_S) repo-add.8 repo-remove.8 || \
 		ln repo-add.8 repo-remove.8 || \
 		cp repo-add.8 repo-remove.8 )
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index 52a784ab..d89fd306 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -106,10 +106,12 @@ repo-elephant: $(srcdir)/repo-add.sh.in
 
 install-data-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && \
+		$(RM) repo-elephant && \
 		( $(LN_S) repo-add repo-elephant || \
 		ln repo-add repo-elephant || \
 		cp repo-add repo-elephant )
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && \
+		$(RM) repo-remove && \
 		( $(LN_S) repo-add repo-remove || \
 		ln repo-add repo-remove || \
 		cp repo-add repo-remove )