diff --git a/libs/postgresql/Makefile b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
index 28a5302cc..5d60831e7 100644
--- a/libs/postgresql/Makefile
+++ b/libs/postgresql/Makefile
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ define Package/pgsql-server/install
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/reindexdb \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/vacuumdb \
 		$(1)/usr/bin
-
-	 ln -s postgres $(1)/usr/bin/postmaster
+	ln -sf postgres $(1)/usr/bin/postmaster
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/postgresql.init $(1)/etc/init.d/postgresql