diff --git a/.changes/fix-5781.md b/.changes/fix-5781.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6448c8660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-5781.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri-bundler': 'patch'
+---
+
+Fixed error during bundling process for the appimage target on subsequent bundling attempts.
diff --git a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/templates/appimage b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/templates/appimage
index b64145f52..fa35add60 100644
--- a/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/templates/appimage
+++ b/tooling/bundler/src/bundle/linux/templates/appimage
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ chmod +x "{{tauri_tools_path}}/AppRun-${ARCH}"
 cp "{{tauri_tools_path}}/AppRun-${ARCH}" AppRun
 
 cp "{{icon_path}}" .DirIcon
-ln -s "{{icon_path}}" "{{app_name}}.png"
+ln -sf "{{icon_path}}" "{{app_name}}.png"
 
-ln -s "usr/share/applications/{{app_name}}.desktop" "{{app_name}}.desktop"
+ln -sf "usr/share/applications/{{app_name}}.desktop" "{{app_name}}.desktop"
 
 cd ..