diff --git a/src/rpkg b/src/rpkg
index 6d390fc..74d8e35 100755
--- a/src/rpkg
+++ b/src/rpkg
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ do
     then
         out=$(rmdir -v "$file" 2>&1)
         [ $? -eq 0 ] && echo $out
-    elif [ -e "$file" ]
+    elif [[ -L "$file" || -e "$file" ]]
     then
         rm -vf "$file"
     else