diff --git a/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am b/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
index d3e6c0e79071..cc901b34de12 100644
--- a/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(COMPLETION_FILES)
 $(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(COMPLETION_FILES)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = bash
 
 %D%/zpool: %D%/zfs
-	$(LN_S) zfs $@
+	$(LN_S) -f zfs $@