diff --git a/symlink_git_hooks.sh b/symlink_git_hooks.sh
index 7c3b58feaca..c8a90432a70 100755
--- a/symlink_git_hooks.sh
+++ b/symlink_git_hooks.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #/bin/bash
 
-ln -s .hooks/* .git/hooks/
+ln -s -f .hooks/* .git/hooks/