diff --git a/packages/zpm/src/linker/pnpm.rs b/packages/zpm/src/linker/pnpm.rs
index ffd72b54..51f827ae 100644
--- a/packages/zpm/src/linker/pnpm.rs
+++ b/packages/zpm/src/linker/pnpm.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ pub async fn link_project_pnpm<'a>(project: &'a Project, install: &'a Install) -
             .relative_to(&link_abs_dirname);
 
         link_abs_path
-            .fs_rm_file()
+            .fs_rm()
             .ok_missing()?
             .unwrap_or(&link_abs_path)
             .fs_create_parent()?
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ pub async fn link_project_pnpm<'a>(project: &'a Project, install: &'a Install) -
                 .relative_to(&link_abs_dirname);
 
         link_abs_path
-            .fs_rm_file()
+            .fs_rm()
             .ok_missing()?
             .unwrap_or(&link_abs_path)
             .fs_create_parent()?
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ pub async fn link_project_pnpm<'a>(project: &'a Project, install: &'a Install) -
                     .relative_to(&link_abs_dirname);
 
             link_abs_path
-                .fs_rm_file()
+                .fs_rm()
                 .ok_missing()?
                 .unwrap_or(&link_abs_path)
                 .fs_create_parent()?
diff --git a/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/pnpm.test.ts b/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/pnpm.test.ts
index d80caec0..56d91a44 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/pnpm.test.ts
+++ b/tests/acceptance-tests/pkg-tests-specs/sources/features/pnpm.test.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,47 @@ describe(`Features`, () => {
       ),
     );
 
+    test(
+      `it should replace leftover workspace node_modules directories when switching from the node-modules linker`,
+      makeTemporaryMonorepoEnv(
+        {
+          workspaces: [`packages/*`],
+          dependencies: {
+            [`no-deps`]: `1.0.0`,
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          [`packages/pkg-a`]: {
+            name: `pkg-a`,
+            version: `1.0.0`,
+            dependencies: {
+              [`no-deps`]: `2.0.0`,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        async ({path, run}) => {
+          // Install with the node-modules linker first. The version conflict
+          // forces no-deps@2.0.0 to live as a real directory inside the
+          // workspace's own node_modules rather than being hoisted to the root.
+          await run(`config`, `set`, `nodeLinker`, `node-modules`);
+          await run(`install`);
+
+          const workspaceDep = npath.toPortablePath(`${path}/packages/pkg-a/node_modules/no-deps`);
+          const beforeStat = await xfs.lstatPromise(workspaceDep);
+          expect(beforeStat.isSymbolicLink()).toBeFalsy();
+          expect(beforeStat.isDirectory()).toBeTruthy();
+
+          // Switching to the pnpm linker must overwrite that leftover real
+          // directory with a symlink rather than failing to unlink it.
+          await run(`config`, `set`, `nodeLinker`, `pnpm`);
+          await run(`install`);
+
+          const afterStat = await xfs.lstatPromise(workspaceDep);
+          expect(afterStat.isSymbolicLink()).toBeTruthy();
+        },
+      ),
+    );
+
     test(
       `pnpmHoistPatterns should hoist matching packages to store node_modules`,
       makeTemporaryEnv(