diff --git a/component/logrotate/buildout.cfg b/component/logrotate/buildout.cfg
index dc3bb1934d76d1661008261a1707e82a413d14e6..e349b76e5146b5f9698e599cbc6339317e245c20 100644
--- a/component/logrotate/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/logrotate/buildout.cfg
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ url = https://github.com/logrotate/logrotate/releases/download/3.11.0/logrotate-
 md5sum = 3a9280e4caeb837427a2d54518fbcdac
 # BBB this is only for backward-compatibility.
 post-install =
-  ln -sf . ${buildout:parts-directory}/${:_buildout_section_name_}/usr
+  ln -nsf . ${buildout:parts-directory}/${:_buildout_section_name_}/usr
 environment =
   PATH=${xz-utils:location}/bin:%(PATH)s
   CPPFLAGS=-I${popt:location}/include