diff --git a/lib/util-base.sh b/lib/util-base.sh
index a0a5e8a..aba1db8 100644
--- a/lib/util-base.sh
+++ b/lib/util-base.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ set_timezone() {
     DIALOG " $_ConfBseTimeHC " --yesno "$_TimeZQ ${ZONE}/${SUBZONE}?" 0 0
 
     if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-        arch_chroot "ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/posix/${ZONE}/${SUBZONE} /etc/localtime" 2>$ERR
+        arch_chroot "ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/posix/${ZONE}/${SUBZONE} /etc/localtime" 2>$ERR
         check_for_error "$FUNCNAME" "$?"
     else
         config_base_menu