diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
index 6b2f5ea0c6..8fad2b48bf 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/install.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ module Homebrew extend self
           fi = FormulaInstaller.new(f)
           fi.install
           fi.caveats
-          f.linked_keg.unlink if f.linked_keg.directory? and f.linked_keg.realpath == f.prefix
           fi.finish
         rescue FormulaAlreadyInstalledError => e
           opoo e.message
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 39c9565455..72cfa69e5d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ class FormulaInstaller
   end
 
   def link
+    if f.linked_keg.directory? and f.linked_keg.realpath == f.prefix
+      opoo "This keg was marked linked already, continuing anyway"
+      # otherwise Keg.link will bail
+      f.linked_keg.unlink
+    end
+
     Keg.new(f.prefix).link
   rescue Exception => e
     onoe "The linking step did not complete successfully"