diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_2.6.1.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_2.6.1.bb
index fb4ff899d2..e688d30cae 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_2.6.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/apt/apt_2.6.1.bb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Acquire
   AllowInsecureRepositories "true";
 };
 
-DPkg::Options {"--root=#ROOTFS#";"--admindir=#ROOTFS#/var/lib/dpkg";"--force-all";"--no-debsig"};
+DPkg::Options {"--root=#ROOTFS#";"--admindir=#ROOTFS#/var/lib/dpkg";"--force-all";"--no-force-overwrite";"--no-debsig"};
 DPkg::Path "";
 EOF
 }