diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-plugins/default.nix
index 94e1e72d0f5..1557913f401 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ladspa-plugins/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   postInstall =
     ''
       ensureDir $out/share/ladspa/
-      ln -s $out/lib/ladspa $out/share/ladspa/lib
+      ln -sv $out/lib/ladspa $out/share/ladspa/lib
     '';
 
   meta = {