diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
index ee159ed2..ce3b8470 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Symlinks for MacOS
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'MacOS' }}
         run: |
-          sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
-          sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib
-          sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib
+          sudo mkdir -pv /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
+          sudo ln -sv /usr/lib/libssl.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib
+          sudo ln -sv /usr/lib/libcrypto.dylib /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib
       # This is to ensure unit tests with MariaDB4j don't fail
       - name: Install libncurses5
         if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}