diff --git a/build-compiler-rt.sh b/build-compiler-rt.sh
index 76fd961..7e1049e 100755
--- a/build-compiler-rt.sh
+++ b/build-compiler-rt.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 # Add a symlink for i386 -> i686; we normally name the toolchain
 # i686-w64-mingw32, but due to the compiler-rt cmake peculiarities, we
 # need to refer to it as i386 at this stage.
-ln -sf i686-w64-mingw32 $PREFIX/i386-w64-mingw32 || true
+ln -sfn i686-w64-mingw32 $PREFIX/i386-w64-mingw32 || true
 
 cd compiler-rt
 
diff --git a/build-mingw-w64.sh b/build-mingw-w64.sh
index dd4c879..5e64ab7 100755
--- a/build-mingw-w64.sh
+++ b/build-mingw-w64.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ make install
 cd ../..
 for arch in $ARCHS; do
     mkdir -p $PREFIX/$arch-w64-mingw32
-    ln -sf ../generic-w64-mingw32/include $PREFIX/$arch-w64-mingw32/include
+    ln -sfn ../generic-w64-mingw32/include $PREFIX/$arch-w64-mingw32/include
 done
 
 cd mingw-w64-crt