1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/makedist b/makedist
index 3883a2ce21..8b2cf08f7e 100755
--- a/makedist
+++ b/makedist
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ done
 # generate some files so people don't need bison, flex and autoconf
 # to install
 set -x
-./buildconf --copy
+./buildconf --copy --force
 
 # remove buildmk.stamp. Otherwise, buildcheck.sh might not be run,
 # when a user runs buildconf in the distribution.