diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
index a57e6373159..1731b90b3e6 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/chroot.sh.in
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ create_busybox_links()
 {
 	local lbindir=$XBPS_MASTERDIR/usr/local/bin
 
-	[ -f $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.busybox_done ] && return 0
-
 	[ ! -d ${lbindir} ] && mkdir -p ${lbindir}
 
 	# Create other symlinks in /usr/local/bin
@@ -261,10 +259,8 @@ create_busybox_links()
 		if [ "$f" = "tar" -o "$f" = "sh" -o "$f" = "xz" ]; then
 			continue
 		fi
-		ln -s ../../../bin/busybox $f
+		ln -sf ../../../bin/busybox $f
 	done
-
-	touch -f $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.busybox_done
 }
 
 install_xbps_utils()