diff --git a/linkerconfig/linkerconfig.go b/linkerconfig/linkerconfig.go
index 533ec6258..05b99fd6d 100644
--- a/linkerconfig/linkerconfig.go
+++ b/linkerconfig/linkerconfig.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func BuildLinkerConfig(ctx android.ModuleContext, builder *android.RuleBuilder,
 	builder.Command().
 		BuiltTool("conv_linker_config").
 		Flag("proto").
+		Flag("--force").
 		FlagWithInput("-s ", input).
 		FlagWithOutput("-o ", interimOutput)