diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 78b22fff27..8ef2ab60b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ foreach dict : modules
         if is_nss
                 # We cannot use shared_module because it does not support version suffix.
                 # Unfortunately shared_library insists on creating the symlink…
-                meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c', 'rm $DESTDIR@0@/lib@1@.so'.format(libdir, name),
+                meson.add_install_script(sh, '-c', 'rm -f $DESTDIR@0@/lib@1@.so'.format(libdir, name),
                                          install_tag : 'nss')
                 nss_targets += lib
         endif