diff --git a/package/screen/screen.mk b/package/screen/screen.mk
index 461bce27c..827e776fe 100644
--- a/package/screen/screen.mk
+++ b/package/screen/screen.mk
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ SCREEN_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 SCREEN_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) SCREEN=screen install_bin
 
 define SCREEN_INSTALL_SCREENRC
-	if [ ! -f $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc ]; then \
-		$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/etc/screenrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc; \
-	fi
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/etc/screenrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc
 endef
 
 SCREEN_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += SCREEN_INSTALL_SCREENRC