diff --git a/scripts/gen_config.py b/scripts/gen_config.py
index 155418916c..1f6fcaab41 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_config.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_config.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ for ap in profile.get("additional_packages"):
         die(f"Error installing additional packages {packages_install} from {feed} feed")
 
 if profile.get("external_target", False):
-    if run_cmd(["./scripts/feeds", "install", profile["target"]]).returncode:
+    if run_cmd(["./scripts/feeds", "install", "-f", profile["target"]]).returncode:
         die(f"Error installing external target {profile['target']}")
 
 config_output = f"""CONFIG_TARGET_{profile["target"]}=y