diff --git a/miniupnpd/Makefile.linux b/miniupnpd/Makefile.linux
index bcca779..0580225 100644
--- a/miniupnpd/Makefile.linux
+++ b/miniupnpd/Makefile.linux
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ install:	miniupnpd miniupnpd.8 miniupnpd.conf genuuid \
 	$(INSTALL) linux/miniupnpd.init.d.script $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/etc/init.d/miniupnpd
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)
 	$(INSTALL) --mode=0644 miniupnpd.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)
-	gzip $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)/miniupnpd.8
+	gzip -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANINSTALLDIR)/miniupnpd.8
 
 # genuuid is using the uuidgen CLI tool which is part of libuuid
 # from the e2fsprogs