diff --git a/roles/distgit/templates/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.py b/roles/distgit/templates/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.py
index 60170a6158..1cbe94d3a5 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/templates/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.py
+++ b/roles/distgit/templates/pkgdb_sync_git_branches.py
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ def branch_package(ns, pkgname, requested_branches, existing_branches):
             _invoke(SETUP_PACKAGE, [os.path.join(ns, pkgname)])
             if ns == 'rpms':
                 old_place = os.path.join(GIT_FOLDER, '%s.git' % pkgname)
-                os.symlink(new_place, old_place)
+                if not os.path.exists(old_place):
+                    os.symlink(new_place, old_place)
             # SETUP_PACKAGE creates master
             if 'master' in requested_branches:
                 requested_branches.remove('master')