diff --git a/bin/install_module b/bin/install_module
index 07c4292da1b91eb850d9a03d1e0a4643a253f7fb..97b71e8df7b77b4c85f8457bfcb981acf67bcc55 100755
--- a/bin/install_module
+++ b/bin/install_module
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ if [ -d "$FROM" ]; then
   CPFLAGS="-r"
 fi
 
+if [ -f "$TO" ]; then
+  rm -f "$TO"
+fi
 cp $CPFLAGS "$FROM" "$TO"
 
 exit $?