diff --git a/src/irc/proxy/Makefile.am b/src/irc/proxy/Makefile.am
index 4ce55006..c711da0a 100644
--- a/src/irc/proxy/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/irc/proxy/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ INCLUDES = $(GLIB_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/core/ \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src/irc/core/
 
 libirc_proxy.a:
+	rm -f libirc_proxy.a
 	$(LN_S) .libs/libirc_proxy.a libirc_proxy.a
 
 libirc_proxy_la_DEPENDENCIES = libirc_proxy.a