diff --git a/src/app-utils/Makefile.am b/src/app-utils/Makefile.am
index 7a985a9a07..04647d4b41 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/app-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
 	  (primitive-load \"./gw-app-utils-spec.scm\") \
 	  (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-app-utils\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gw-app-utils.scm gw-app-utils.c gw-app-utils.h
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) ${SCM_FILE_LINKS}  \
diff --git a/src/core-utils/Makefile.am b/src/core-utils/Makefile.am
index e695f04c86..8091c522e9 100644
--- a/src/core-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/core-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
            (primitive-load \"./gw-core-utils-spec.scm\") \
            (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-core-utils\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gw-core-utils.scm gw-core-utils.h gw-core-utils.c
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) .scm-links \
diff --git a/src/engine/Makefile.am b/src/engine/Makefile.am
index 5c96c1fa58..d32569407d 100644
--- a/src/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ gwrap-files1: \
 	 (primitive-load \"./gw-engine-spec.scm\") \
 	 (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-engine\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-engine*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-engine*.scm . )
 
 gw-kvp.scm gw-kvp.c gw-kvp.h: \
   gwrap-files2
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ gwrap-files2: \
 	 (primitive-load \"./gw-kvp-spec.scm\") \
 	 (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-kvp\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-kvp*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-kvp*.scm . )
 
 gncla-dir.h: gncla-dir.h.in ${top_builddir}/config.status
 	rm -f $@.tmp
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/Makefile.am b/src/gnc-module/Makefile.am
index 446c950a1f..e724402b29 100644
--- a/src/gnc-module/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnc-module/Makefile.am
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
 	  (primitive-load \"./gw-gnc-module-spec.scm\") \
 	  (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-gnc-module\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gw-gnc-module.scm gw-gnc-module.h gw-gnc-module.c
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) .scm-links \
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
index cb28197660..4145a9df64 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
 	  (primitive-load \"./gw-gnome-utils-spec.scm\") \
 	  (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-gnome-utils\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += gw-gnome-utils.scm gw-gnome-utils.c gw-gnome-utils.h
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) .scm-links \
diff --git a/src/gnome/Makefile.am b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
index ab2cb830dc..d23f6d0bab 100644
--- a/src/gnome/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
            (primitive-load \"./gw-gnc-spec.scm\") \
            (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-gnc\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gw-gnc.scm gw-gnc.h gw-gnc.c
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) gnucash.desktop \
diff --git a/src/register/register-core/Makefile.am b/src/register/register-core/Makefile.am
index 888da4a04e..0a17de9002 100644
--- a/src/register/register-core/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/register/register-core/Makefile.am
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ gwrap-files: \
 	  (primitive-load \"./gw-register-core-spec.scm\") \
 	  (gw:generate-wrapset \"gw-register-core\")"
 	touch $@
-	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) ../gw-*.scm . )
+	( cd g-wrapped; $(LN_S) -f ../gw-*.scm . )
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = gw-register-core.scm gw-register-core.c gw-register-core.h
 CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES) .scm-links \