diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7f6d42..2910056 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ tags: http_parser.c http_parser.h test.c
 install: library
 	$(INSTALL) -D  http_parser.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/http_parser.h
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
-	ln -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
-	ln -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
+	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
+	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
 
 install-strip: library
 	$(INSTALL) -D  http_parser.h $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/http_parser.h
 	$(INSTALL) -D -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME)
-	ln -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
-	ln -s $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
+	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SONAME)
+	ln -sf $(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(SOLIBNAME).$(SOEXT)
 
 uninstall:
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(INCLUDEDIR)/http_parser.h