diff --git a/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile b/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
index b31564558e..9b2f007767 100644
--- a/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/linux-2.4/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ $(PACKAGE_DIR):
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE) $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_BINARY_WL_DRIVER) $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_ET_DRIVER)
 	-mkdir -p $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)
 	bzcat $(DL_DIR)/$(LINUX_SOURCE) | tar -C $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	ln -sf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(LINUX_DIR)
+	rm -f $(LINUX_DIR)
+	ln -s $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)/linux-$(LINUX_VERSION) $(LINUX_DIR)
 	touch $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
 
 $(LINUX_DIR)/.patched: $(LINUX_DIR)/.unpacked
@@ -224,6 +225,5 @@ install: compile $(TARGET_MODULES_DIR)
 	[ "$(INSTALL_TARGETS)" != "" ] && $(IPKG_KERNEL) install $(INSTALL_TARGETS) || true
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(LINUX_KERNEL) $(LINUX_IMAGE)
 	rm -rf $(LINUX_BUILD_DIR)
 	rm -f $(TARGETS)