diff --git a/lib/Rex/Interface/Fs/Local.pm b/lib/Rex/Interface/Fs/Local.pm
index 161538635..4f7ffa71a 100644
--- a/lib/Rex/Interface/Fs/Local.pm
+++ b/lib/Rex/Interface/Fs/Local.pm
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ sub rename {
   else {
     ($old) = $self->_normalize_path($old);
     ($new) = $self->_normalize_path($new);
-    $exec->exec("/bin/mv $old $new");
+    $exec->exec("/bin/mv -f $old $new");
   }
 
   if ( $? == 0 ) { return 1; }