diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.am
index 6c3785b1b9..21271cf20f 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_hfs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_hfs
 $(libadio_hfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.am
index d533f4b2ab..847f5cc421 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_nfs/Makefile.am
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_nfs
 $(libadio_nfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ntfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ntfs/Makefile.am
index 6f7bc31be5..e78782a17d 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ntfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ntfs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_ntfs
 $(libadio_ntfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.am
index 6ee58acb67..da2c31cfab 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pfs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_pfs
 $(libadio_pfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.am
index a0b767a322..f3dae43fe0 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_piofs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_piofs
 $(libadio_piofs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.am
index 76ed13490c..edf110e311 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_pvfs/Makefile.am
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_pvfs
 $(libadio_pvfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.am
index 592c61dcf3..4f6200b23e 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_sfs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_sfs
 $(libadio_sfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.am
index 42ad81a461..374d12cac3 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_testfs/Makefile.am
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_testfs
 $(libadio_testfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.am
index 29c4e5673a..7411f4748a 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_ufs/Makefile.am
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_ufs
 $(libadio_ufs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.am
index 63b2f05236..069c3affb3 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/ad_xfs/Makefile.am
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/ad_xfs
 $(libadio_xfs_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/common/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/common/Makefile.am
index f80949c51c..f40ebf093d 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/common/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/adio/common/Makefile.am
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/adio/common
 $(libadio_common_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi
diff --git a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/mpi-io/Makefile.am b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/mpi-io/Makefile.am
index 23d075cebc..6a2f3c0ed5 100644
--- a/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/mpi-io/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/io/romio/romio-dist/mpi-io/Makefile.am
@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@ dir=$(top_srcdir)/mpi-io
 $(libmpi_io_la_SOURCES):
 	if test ! -r $@ ; then \
 		pname=`echo $@ | cut -b '19-'` ; \
+		rm -f $@; \
 		ln -s $(dir)/$$pname $@ ; \
 	fi