diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
index d1093c934fb..2d59fdc3ed8 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/build.xml
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@
 			<fileset dir="${buildDirectory}/${buildType}.${buildId}"/>
 		</copy>
 		<!-- Create symlink to latest build -->
-		<symlink action="delete" link="${copyToDir}/latest"/>
-		<symlink link="${copyToDir}/latest" resource="${copyToDir}/${buildType}.${buildId}"/> 
+		<symlink link="${copyToDir}/latest" resource="${copyToDir}/${buildType}.${buildId}" overwrite="true"/> 
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="mail" depends="init">