diff --git a/script-install-manual-scripts b/script-install-manual-scripts
index 11a04c9a..9cd1d9f8 100755
--- a/script-install-manual-scripts
+++ b/script-install-manual-scripts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ for homedir in /home/*; do
     [[ -d $desktop ]] || continue
     echo "Scanning $desktop for old manuals"
     for f in "${remove[@]}"; do
-        [[ -e $desktop/$f ]] &&
+        [[ -e $desktop/$f || -L $desktop/$f ]] &&
         echo "Removing $desktop/$f" &&
         rm -f "${desktop:?}/$f"
     done