diff --git a/scripts/services b/scripts/services
index 042b2e58..6673d1af 100755
--- a/scripts/services
+++ b/scripts/services
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ systemd_daemon_reload_preset() {
     log_debug "Running: systemctl daemon-reload 2>&1 || true"
     systemctl daemon-reload 2>&1 || true
 
+    log_debug "Removing any broken systemd service symlink"
+    find -L /etc/systemd/system -type l \
+      | xargs -r rm
+
     log_debug "systemd needs preset-all to enable/disable services (to start them on boot)"
     log_debug "Running: rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/*.wants/ || true"
     rm -rf /etc/systemd/system/*.wants/ || true