diff --git a/recipes-support/fontforge/fontforge_20141126.bb b/recipes-support/fontforge/fontforge_20141126.bb
index c53be668..72020db9 100644
--- a/recipes-support/fontforge/fontforge_20141126.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/fontforge/fontforge_20141126.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF_append_class-native = " with_x=no --disable-python-extension --disa
 do_configure_prepend() {
     currdir=`pwd`
     cd ${S}
-    ./bootstrap
+    ./bootstrap --force
     cd $currdir
 }