diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
index 12b0377815..692278fb0d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/unlink.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Homebrew extend self
     raise KegUnspecifiedError if ARGV.named.empty?
 
     ARGV.kegs.each do |keg|
+      return if !keg.linked?
       print "Unlinking #{keg}... "
       puts "#{keg.unlink} links removed"
     end