diff --git a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
--- a/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
+++ b/release/scripts/pkg-stage.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 /bin/mkdir -p ${ROOTDIR}/${PKG_REPODIR}
 if [ -n "${PKG_ALTABI}" ]; then
-	ln -s ${PKG_ABI} ${ROOTDIR}/packages/${PKG_ALTABI}
+	ln -nfs ${PKG_ABI} ${ROOTDIR}/packages/${PKG_ALTABI}
 fi
 
 # Ensure the ports listed in _DVD_PACKAGES_* exist to sanitize the
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 # using the on-disc packages.
 export LATEST_DIR="${ROOTDIR}/${PKG_REPODIR}/Latest"
 mkdir -p ${LATEST_DIR}
-ln -s ../All/$(${PKGCMD} rquery %n-%v pkg).pkg ${LATEST_DIR}/pkg.pkg
+ln -nfs ../All/$(${PKGCMD} rquery %n-%v pkg).pkg ${LATEST_DIR}/pkg.pkg
 
 ${PKGCMD} repo ${PKG_REPODIR}