diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 2184652fed..dbbea51935 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ fi
 if [[ "$(id -u)" = "0" && "$(/usr/bin/stat -f%u "$HOMEBREW_BREW_FILE")" != "0" ]]
 then
   case "$HOMEBREW_COMMAND" in
-    install|reinstall|postinstall|ln|link|pin|update|update-ruby|upgrade|create|migrate|tap|switch)
+    install|reinstall|postinstall|link|pin|update|update-ruby|upgrade|create|migrate|tap|switch)
       odie <<EOS
 Cowardly refusing to 'sudo brew $HOMEBREW_COMMAND'
 You can use brew with sudo, but only if the brew executable is owned by root.