diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 41e48e8..7178ec8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pkg_config_SOURCES= \
 if HOST_TOOL
 host_tool = $(host)-pkg-config$(EXEEXT)
 install-exec-hook:
-	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && $(LN) pkg-config$(EXEEXT) $(host_tool)
+	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f $(host_tool) && $(LN) pkg-config$(EXEEXT) $(host_tool)
 uninstall-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f $(host_tool)
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index a1ad77c..88a421c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ uninstall-man: uninstall-man1
 	uninstall-man1
 
 @HOST_TOOL_TRUE@install-exec-hook:
-@HOST_TOOL_TRUE@	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && $(LN) pkg-config$(EXEEXT) $(host_tool)
+@HOST_TOOL_TRUE@	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f $(host_tool) && $(LN) pkg-config$(EXEEXT) $(host_tool)
 @HOST_TOOL_TRUE@uninstall-hook:
 @HOST_TOOL_TRUE@	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f $(host_tool)
 
