diff --git a/features/mbedtls/importer/adjust-config.sh b/features/mbedtls/importer/adjust-config.sh
index b42f6d1f61..d6cc758a73 100755
--- a/features/mbedtls/importer/adjust-config.sh
+++ b/features/mbedtls/importer/adjust-config.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SCRIPT=$1
 FILE=$2
 
 conf() {
-    $SCRIPT -f $FILE $@
+    $SCRIPT -f $FILE --force $@
 }
 
 add_code() {