diff --git a/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile b/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
index 90d2baeb621a..1d57af56814b 100644
--- a/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lib/lockdep/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ include $(srctree)/tools/build/Makefile.include
 
 do_compile_shared_library =			\
 	($(print_shared_lib_compile)		\
-	$(CC) --shared $^ -o $@ -lpthread -ldl -Wl,-soname='"$@"';$(shell ln -s $@ liblockdep.so))
+	$(CC) --shared $^ -o $@ -lpthread -ldl -Wl,-soname='"$@"';$(shell ln -sf $@ liblockdep.so))
 
 do_build_static_lib =				\
 	($(print_static_lib_build)		\