diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index c02d6a3..6dc4172 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ nvm() {
       export NODE_PATH
       export NVM_PATH="$NVM_DIR/$VERSION/lib/node"
       export NVM_BIN="$NVM_DIR/$VERSION/bin"
-      rm -rf "$NVM_DIR/current" && ln -sf "$NVM_DIR/$VERSION" "$NVM_DIR/current"
+      rm -f "$NVM_DIR/current" && ln -s "$NVM_DIR/$VERSION" "$NVM_DIR/current"
       echo "Now using node $VERSION"
     ;;
     "run" )