diff --git a/classes/image.bbclass b/classes/image.bbclass
index 7c1f3e1..db13dd0 100644
--- a/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ def get_imagecmds(d):
         cmd  = "\t#Code for image type " + type + "\n"
         cmd += "\t${IMAGE_CMD_" + type + "}\n"
         cmd += "\tcd ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/\n"
-        cmd += "\trm -f ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}." + type + "\n"
-        cmd += "\tln -s ${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs." + type + " ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}." + type + "\n\n"
+        cmd += "\tln -fs ${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs." + type + " ${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_LINK_NAME}." + type + "\n\n"
         cmds += bb.data.expand(cmd, localdata)
     return cmds