diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
index fd8fab7f..10e179e1 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ pacman-optimize: $(srcdir)/pacman-optimize.sh.in
 rankmirrors: $(srcdir)/rankmirrors.py.in
 repo-add: $(srcdir)/repo-add.sh.in
 repo-remove: $(srcdir)/repo-add.sh.in
-	ln -sf repo-add repo-remove
+	rm -f repo-remove
+	$(LN_S) repo-add repo-remove
 
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