diff --git a/dgl/Makefile b/dgl/Makefile
index 57a4da32..9d6f31a3 100644
--- a/dgl/Makefile
+++ b/dgl/Makefile
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
 # Compat name, to be removed soon
 ../build/libdgl.a: ../build/libdgl-opengl.a
 	@echo "Symlinking libdgl.a"
-	@ln -s $< $@
+	@ln -sf $< $@
 
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