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diff --git a/udev-add.c b/udev-add.c
index 2f72613ea9..802d85b5b0 100644
--- a/udev-add.c
+++ b/udev-add.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static int create_path(char *file)
static int create_node(struct udevice *dev)
{
+ struct stat stats;
char filename[255];
char linktarget[255];
char *linkname;
@@ -221,6 +222,16 @@ static int create_node(struct udevice *dev)
strcpy(linktarget, "./");
strcat(linktarget, &dev->name[tail]);
+ /* unlink existing non-directories to ensure that our symlink
+ * is created */
+ if (lstat(filename, &stats) == 0) {
+ if ((stats.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFDIR) {
+ if (unlink(filename))
+ dbg("unlink(%s) failed with error '%s'",
+ filename, strerror(errno));
+ }
+ }
+
dbg("symlink(%s, %s)", linktarget, filename);
retval = symlink(linktarget, filename);
if (retval)