diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 9a293e3..cff71c5 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ parts:
     configflags:
       - --disable-nftables
     install: |
-      cp -f $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/sbin/xtables-multi $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/iptables-xml
+      cp --remove-destination $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/sbin/xtables-multi $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin/iptables-xml
   ipset:
     source: http://ipset.netfilter.org/ipset-6.30.tar.bz2
     plugin: autotools