diff --git a/package/sam-ba/sam-ba.mk b/package/sam-ba/sam-ba.mk
index e425503f8f..8e24fa62f3 100644
--- a/package/sam-ba/sam-ba.mk
+++ b/package/sam-ba/sam-ba.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endef
 define HOST_SAM_BA_INSTALL_CMDS
 	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/opt/sam-ba/
 	cp -a $(@D)/* $(HOST_DIR)/opt/sam-ba/
-	ln -s ../../opt/sam-ba/sam-ba $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/sam-ba
+	ln -sf ../../opt/sam-ba/sam-ba $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/sam-ba
 endef
 
 $(eval $(host-generic-package))