diff --git a/src/installer/_core.py b/src/installer/_core.py
index e23f06e..7889474 100644
--- a/src/installer/_core.py
+++ b/src/installer/_core.py
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ def install(
     # RECORD handling
     record_file_path = posixpath.join(source.dist_info_dir, "RECORD")
     written_records = []
+    generated_script_paths: set[str] = set()
 
     # Write the entry_points based scripts.
     if "entry_points.txt" in source.dist_info_filenames:
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def install(
                 attr=attr,
                 section=section,
             )
+            generated_script_paths.add(record.path)
             written_records.append((Scheme("scripts"), record))
 
     # Write all the files from the wheel.
@@ -121,6 +123,18 @@ def install(
             source=source,
             root_scheme=root_scheme,
         )
+        if scheme == "scripts" and destination_path in generated_script_paths:
+            warnings.warn(
+                (
+                    f"Skip installing script {path} from {source.distribution}"
+                    f" because it conflicts with an entry point script named"
+                    f" {destination_path!r}."
+                ),
+                RuntimeWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            continue
+
         record = destination.write_file(
             scheme=scheme,
             path=destination_path,
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index 121b9d3..72c5d39 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ def custom_write_file(scheme, path, stream, is_executable):
         return (path, scheme, 0)
 
     def custom_write_script(name, module, attr, section):
-        return (name, module, attr, section)
+        assert module
+        assert attr
+        assert section in {"console", "gui"}
+        return RecordEntry(name, None, None)
 
     retval.write_file.side_effect = custom_write_file
     retval.write_script.side_effect = custom_write_script
@@ -212,8 +215,8 @@ def main():
                     scheme="purelib",
                     record_file_path="fancy-1.0.0.dist-info/RECORD",
                     records=[
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy", "fancy", "main", "console")),
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy-gui", "fancy", "main", "gui")),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy", None, None)),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy-gui", None, None)),
                         ("purelib", ("fancy/__init__.py", "purelib", 0)),
                         ("purelib", ("fancy/__main__.py", "purelib", 0)),
                         ("purelib", ("fancy-1.0.0.dist-info/METADATA", "purelib", 0)),
@@ -467,8 +470,8 @@ def main():
                     scheme="platlib",
                     record_file_path="fancy-1.0.0.dist-info/RECORD",
                     records=[
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy", "fancy", "main", "console")),
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy-gui", "fancy", "main", "gui")),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy", None, None)),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy-gui", None, None)),
                         ("platlib", ("fancy/__init__.py", "platlib", 0)),
                         ("platlib", ("fancy/__main__.py", "platlib", 0)),
                         ("platlib", ("fancy-1.0.0.dist-info/METADATA", "platlib", 0)),
@@ -754,8 +757,8 @@ def test_handles_data_properly(self, mock_destination):
                     scheme="purelib",
                     record_file_path="fancy-1.0.0.dist-info/RECORD",
                     records=[
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy", "fancy", "main", "console")),
-                        ("scripts", ("fancy-gui", "fancy", "main", "gui")),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy", None, None)),
+                        ("scripts", RecordEntry("fancy-gui", None, None)),
                         ("data", ("fancy/data.py", "data", 0)),
                         ("headers", ("fancy/headers.py", "headers", 0)),
                         ("platlib", ("fancy/platlib.py", "platlib", 0)),
@@ -781,6 +784,54 @@ def test_handles_data_properly(self, mock_destination):
             ]
         )
 
+    def test_skips_data_script_that_matches_entrypoint(self, mock_destination):
+        source = FakeWheelSource(
+            distribution="fancy",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            regular_files={
+                "fancy/__init__.py": b"",
+                "fancy-1.0.0.data/scripts/fancy": b"""\
+                    #!/usr/bin/env python
+                    print("legacy script")
+                """,
+            },
+            dist_info_files={
+                "top_level.txt": b"""\
+                    fancy
+                """,
+                "entry_points.txt": b"""\
+                    [console_scripts]
+                    fancy = fancy:main
+                """,
+                "WHEEL": b"""\
+                    Wheel-Version: 1.0
+                    Generator: magic (1.0.0)
+                    Root-Is-Purelib: true
+                    Tag: py3-none-any
+                """,
+                "METADATA": b"""\
+                    Metadata-Version: 2.1
+                    Name: fancy
+                    Version: 1.0.0
+                """,
+            },
+        )
+
+        with pytest.warns(RuntimeWarning, match="conflicts with an entry point script"):
+            install(
+                source=source,
+                destination=mock_destination,
+                additional_metadata={},
+            )
+
+        assert not any(
+            call.kwargs["scheme"] == "scripts" and call.kwargs["path"] == "fancy"
+            for call in mock_destination.write_file.call_args_list
+        )
+        records = mock_destination.finalize_installation.call_args.kwargs["records"]
+        script_records = [record for scheme, record in records if scheme == "scripts"]
+        assert script_records == [RecordEntry("fancy", None, None)]
+
     def test_errors_out_when_given_invalid_scheme_in_data(self, mock_destination):
         # Create a fake wheel
         source = FakeWheelSource(