diff --git a/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in b/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
index 60b6cecda8..840e37173d 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
+++ b/utils/wxrc/Makefile.in
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@install_wxrc: 
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+@COND_USE_XRC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/wxrc-$(WX_RELEASE)
+@COND_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@	mv -f $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/wxrc-$(WX_RELEASE)
 @COND_USE_XRC_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && $(LN_S) wxrc-$(WX_RELEASE) wxrc$(EXEEXT))
 
diff --git a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.bkl b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.bkl
index 2ab71f69c9..d05c53b122 100644
--- a/utils/wxrc/wxrc.bkl
+++ b/utils/wxrc/wxrc.bkl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
         <set var="versioned_name">wxrc-$(WX_RELEASE)</set>
         <modify-target target="install_wxrc">
             <command>
+	        rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(versioned_name)
+		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
                 mv -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/wxrc$(EXEEXT) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(versioned_name)
                 (cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) &amp;&amp; $(LN_S) $(versioned_name) wxrc$(EXEEXT))
             </command>