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-rw-r--r--setuptools/command/easy_install.py3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
index 3aed8caa..80ff6347 100644
--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
@@ -922,7 +922,8 @@ class easy_install(Command):
ensure_directory(destination)
dist = self.egg_distribution(egg_path)
- if not os.path.samefile(egg_path, destination):
+ both_exist = os.path.exists(egg_path) and os.path.exists(destination)
+ if not (both_exist and os.path.samefile(egg_path, destination)):
if os.path.isdir(destination) and not os.path.islink(destination):
dir_util.remove_tree(destination, dry_run=self.dry_run)
elif os.path.exists(destination):