diff --git a/gcc/collect2.c b/gcc/collect2.c
index 5434691aff9..7decccd6170 100644
--- a/gcc/collect2.c
+++ b/gcc/collect2.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
       return 0;
     }
 
+  maybe_unlink(output_file);
   outf = fopen (c_file, "w");
   if (outf == (FILE *)0)
     fatal_perror ("%s", c_file);