diff --git a/CMakeScripts/Pod2man.cmake b/CMakeScripts/Pod2man.cmake
index 42b4f41001108d5677ba797f2f51cb8aa7e7fe4f..eda62927498d4a6ed85cc6bafa3e5c6b930f2324 100644
--- a/CMakeScripts/Pod2man.cmake
+++ b/CMakeScripts/Pod2man.cmake
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ macro(pod2man PODFILE_FULL RELEASE SECTION CENTER)
         if(GZIP)
             add_custom_command(
                 OUTPUT ${MANFILE_FULL_GZ}
-	        COMMAND ${GZIP} -k --best -n "${MANFILE_FULL}"
+	        COMMAND ${GZIP} -f -k --best -n "${MANFILE_FULL}"
 	        DEPENDS ${MANFILE_FULL}
             )
             add_custom_target(${MANPAGE_TARGET} ALL