diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
index bc86bb5391..7ab74fae8a 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/patch.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class QuiltTree(PatchSet):
         if not self.initialized:
             self.InitFromDir()
         PatchSet.Import(self, patch, force)
-        oe.path.symlink(patch["file"], self._quiltpatchpath(patch["file"]))
+        oe.path.symlink(patch["file"], self._quiltpatchpath(patch["file"]), force=True)
         f = open(os.path.join(self.dir, "patches","series"), "a");
         f.write(os.path.basename(patch["file"]) + " -p" + patch["strippath"]+"\n")
         f.close()