diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 7d6619e0..39f729bd 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sh() {
   /bin/sh -c "set -x; $*"
 }
 
-sh autopoint # for GNU gettext
+sh autopoint --force # for GNU gettext
 sh libtoolize --copy --force --automake
 sh aclocal
 sh autoheader