--- a/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ impl Build {
         use std::os::unix::fs::symlink as symlink_file;
         #[cfg(windows)]
         use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_file;
-        if !self.config.dry_run() { symlink_file(src.as_ref(), link.as_ref()) } else { Ok(()) }
+        if !self.config.dry_run() { let _ = std::fs::remove_file(link.as_ref()); let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(link.as_ref()); symlink_file(src.as_ref(), link.as_ref()) } else { Ok(()) }
     }

     /// Returns if config.ninja is enabled, and checks for ninja existence,