diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index c2720cde92..00a0e8fbd7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -841,14 +841,18 @@ sstate_create_package () {
 	fi
 	chmod 0664 $TFILE
 	# Skip if it was already created by some other process
-	if [ ! -e ${SSTATE_PKG} ]; then
+	if [ -h ${SSTATE_PKG} ] && [ ! -e ${SSTATE_PKG} ]; then
+		# There is a symbolic link, but it links to nothing.
+		# Forcefully replace it with the new file.
+		ln -f $TFILE ${SSTATE_PKG} || true
+	elif [ ! -e ${SSTATE_PKG} ]; then
 		# Move into place using ln to attempt an atomic op.
 		# Abort if it already exists
-		ln $TFILE ${SSTATE_PKG} && rm $TFILE
+		ln $TFILE ${SSTATE_PKG} || true
 	else
-		rm $TFILE
+		touch ${SSTATE_PKG} 2>/dev/null || true
 	fi
-	touch ${SSTATE_PKG} 2>/dev/null || true
+	rm $TFILE
 }
 
 python sstate_sign_package () {
@@ -878,7 +882,7 @@ python sstate_report_unihash() {
 sstate_unpack_package () {
 	tar -xvzf ${SSTATE_PKG}
 	# update .siginfo atime on local/NFS mirror if it is a symbolic link
-	[ ! -h ${SSTATE_PKG}.siginfo ] || touch -a ${SSTATE_PKG}.siginfo 2>/dev/null || true
+	[ ! -h ${SSTATE_PKG}.siginfo ] || [ ! -e ${SSTATE_PKG}.siginfo ] || touch -a ${SSTATE_PKG}.siginfo 2>/dev/null || true
 	# update each symbolic link instead of any referenced file
 	touch --no-dereference ${SSTATE_PKG} 2>/dev/null || true
 	[ ! -e ${SSTATE_PKG}.sig ] || touch --no-dereference ${SSTATE_PKG}.sig 2>/dev/null || true