diff --git a/Userland/Utilities/ln.cpp b/Userland/Utilities/ln.cpp
index dc935c99a93..fd48da50e8d 100644
--- a/Userland/Utilities/ln.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Utilities/ln.cpp
@@ -30,15 +30,20 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
         path = path_buffer.view();
     }
 
-    if (force) {
-        auto stat = Core::System::lstat(path);
+    auto stat = Core::System::lstat(path);
 
-        if (stat.is_error() && stat.error().code() != ENOENT)
-            return stat.error();
+    if (stat.is_error() && stat.error().code() != ENOENT)
+        return stat.error();
 
-        if (!stat.is_error()) {
-            TRY(Core::System::unlink(path));
-        }
+    if (!stat.is_error() && S_ISDIR(stat.value().st_mode)) {
+        // The target path is a directory, so we presumably want <path>/<filename> as the effective path.
+        path_buffer = LexicalPath::join(path, LexicalPath::basename(target)).string();
+        path = path_buffer.view();
+        stat = Core::System::lstat(path);
+    }
+
+    if (force && !stat.is_error()) {
+        TRY(Core::System::unlink(path));
     }
 
     if (symbolic) {