diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index f14504cc..3ff20a02 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 mkdir -p m4
 touch AUTHORS
 touch NEWS
-ln -sv README.md README
+ln -svf README.md README
 
 aclocal -I m4 || exit 1