diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index faae48e..0673255 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@
     mkdir /data/anr 0775 system system
 
     # symlink to bugreport storage location
+    rm /data/bugreports
     symlink /data/user_de/0/com.android.shell/files/bugreports /data/bugreports
 
     # Separate location for storing security policy files on data