diff --git a/tools/meson_final.sh b/tools/meson_final.sh
index ecec6eaac..ef91f9e36 100755
--- a/tools/meson_final.sh
+++ b/tools/meson_final.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ if [ "${os}" != Linux ]; then
 fi
 install -m 644 "${MESON_BUILD_ROOT}/src/shared/version" "${DESTDIR}/${rc_libexecdir}"
 if [ "${os}" = Linux ] && [ "${sysvinit}" = yes ]; then
-	ln -s openrc-init "${DESTDIR}/${sbindir}"/init
+	ln -sf openrc-init "${DESTDIR}/${sbindir}"/init
 fi