diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7b017336..e114c1ea 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (0.83) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Don't fail if livecd.${FSS}.{kernel,initrd} already exist for some
+    reason.
+
+ -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 29 May 2009 11:37:32 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (0.82) karmic; urgency=low
 
   [ Loic Minier ]
diff --git a/livecd.sh b/livecd.sh
index cccecdac..7863a268 100755
--- a/livecd.sh
+++ b/livecd.sh
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ ${COMMENT}deb-src ${SECSRCMIRROR} ${STE}-security multiverse
     if [ "$NUMKVERS" = 1 ]; then
 	# only one kernel
 	SUBARCH="${KVERS#*-*-}"
-	ln -s livecd.${FSS}.initrd-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FSS}.initrd
-	ln -s livecd.${FSS}.kernel-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FSS}.kernel
+	ln -sf livecd.${FSS}.initrd-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FSS}.initrd
+	ln -sf livecd.${FSS}.kernel-"${SUBARCH}" livecd.${FSS}.kernel
     fi
     case $TARGETARCH+$SUBARCH in
 	powerpc+ps3)