diff --git a/scripts/install_hh_suite.sh b/scripts/install_hh_suite.sh
index e7d31eb..e9d2d5f 100755
--- a/scripts/install_hh_suite.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_hh_suite.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ git clone --branch v3.3.0 https://github.com/soedinglab/hh-suite.git /tmp/hh-sui
   && pushd /tmp/hh-suite/build \
   && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/hhsuite .. \
   && make -j 4 && make install \
-  && ln -s /opt/hhsuite/bin/* /usr/bin \
+  && ln -sf /opt/hhsuite/bin/* /usr/bin \
   && popd \
   && rm -rf /tmp/hh-suite