diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 72ec3dbf4..9f9f268d9 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 
 mkdir -p build
 meson setup build "$@"  # use 'autogen.sh --reconfigure' to update
-ln -s build/Makefile Makefile
+ln -sf build/Makefile Makefile