diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
index e3b93fa728..d62304336b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg.rb
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ class Keg
 
     aliases.each do |a|
       alias_symlink = opt/a
-      alias_symlink.delete if alias_symlink.symlink? || alias_symlink.exist?
+      if alias_symlink.symlink? && alias_symlink.exist?
+        alias_symlink.delete if alias_symlink.realpath == opt_record.realpath
+      elsif alias_symlink.symlink? || alias_symlink.exist?
+        alias_symlink.delete
+      end
     end
 
     Pathname.glob("#{opt_record}@*").each do |a|