diff --git a/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am b/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
index ba73f558a8a0..130c6c757a59 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/systemd/system/Makefile.am
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 systemdpreset_DATA = \
 	50-zfs.preset
 
 systemdunit_DATA = \
 	zfs-zed.service \
 	zfs-import-cache.service \
 	zfs-import-scan.service \
 	zfs-mount.service \
 	zfs-share.service \
 	zfs-volume-wait.service \
 	zfs-import.target \
 	zfs-volumes.target \
 	zfs.target
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-zed.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-cache.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import-scan.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-mount.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-share.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-import.target.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-volume-wait.service.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs-volumes.target.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/zfs.target.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/etc/systemd/system/50-zfs.preset.in
 
 $(systemdunit_DATA) $(systemdpreset_DATA):%:%.in
 	-$(SED) -e 's,@bindir\@,$(bindir),g' \
 		-e 's,@runstatedir\@,$(runstatedir),g' \
 		-e 's,@sbindir\@,$(sbindir),g' \
 		-e 's,@sysconfdir\@,$(sysconfdir),g' \
 		$< >'$@'
 
 install-data-hook:
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)"
-	ln -s /dev/null "$(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)/zfs-import.service"
+	ln -sf /dev/null "$(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)/zfs-import.service"
 
 distclean-local::
 	-$(RM) $(systemdunit_DATA) $(systemdpreset_DATA)