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-rw-r--r--timezone/zic.c10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/timezone/zic.c b/timezone/zic.c
index e5c6761d1e..296f284c2a 100644
--- a/timezone/zic.c
+++ b/timezone/zic.c
@@ -621,6 +621,16 @@ const char * const	tofile;
 			        symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, "../");
 			symlinkcontents = ecatalloc(symlinkcontents, fromname);
 
+			result = unlink(toname);
+			if (result != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
+				const char *e = strerror(errno);
+
+				(void) fprintf(stderr,
+					       _("%s: Can't unlink  %s: %s\n"),
+					       progname, toname, e);
+				(void) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+			}
+
 			result = symlink(symlinkcontents, toname);
 			if (result == 0)
 warning(_("hard link failed, symbolic link used"));