diff --git a/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass b/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
index 786cf1e..06b0227 100644
--- a/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/copyleft_compliance.bbclass
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ python do_prepare_copyleft_sources () {
             if os.path.exists(tarball_path):
                 local = tarball_path
 
-        os.symlink(local, os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(local)))
+        oe.path.symlink(local, os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(local)), force=True)
 
     patches = src_patches(d)
     for patch in patches: