diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ede03ac..ed93893 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ ddir="$(dirname $0)"
 for f in $files; do
 	fn="$ddir/$f"
 	[ -z "$fn" ] && continue
-	ln -vs --backup=existing $fn $HOME/.$fn
+	ln -vsb $fn $HOME/.$f
 done