diff --git a/package/gnuconfig/gnuconfig.mk b/package/gnuconfig/gnuconfig.mk
index 2b0918a50b..e6cd2dedb8 100644
--- a/package/gnuconfig/gnuconfig.mk
+++ b/package/gnuconfig/gnuconfig.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # See README.buildroot
 
-CONFIG_UPDATE = cp package/gnuconfig/config.sub package/gnuconfig/config.guess 
+CONFIG_UPDATE = cp -f package/gnuconfig/config.sub package/gnuconfig/config.guess