diff --git a/subr/pkg_install.subr b/subr/pkg_install.subr
index 0d74ecf..84eda48 100644
--- a/subr/pkg_install.subr
+++ b/subr/pkg_install.subr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 pkg_install() {
 	ex_rtl_fileop mkdir "${PKG_PREFIX}";
 	tar -C "${PKG_DESTDIR}" -cpf - . |\
-		tar -C "${PKG_PREFIX}" -xpf -;
+		tar -C "${PKG_PREFIX}" --overwrite -xpf -;
 };
 
 # vim:filetype=sh
diff --git a/vars/dist_etc.vars b/vars/dist_etc.vars
index 6ed6f80..6a4268b 100644
--- a/vars/dist_etc.vars
+++ b/vars/dist_etc.vars
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 pkg_dist_etc_all() {
 	tar -C "${MIDIPIX_BUILD_PWD}/etc" -cpf -	\
 		midipix.sh README midipix_shortcut.vbs	|\
-			tar -C "${PREFIX}" -xpf -;
+			tar -C "${PREFIX}" --overwrite -xpf -;
 	chmod +x "${PREFIX}/midipix.sh";
 };
 
diff --git a/vars/dist_minipix_dist.vars b/vars/dist_minipix_dist.vars
index 8cb8d55..936eabb 100644
--- a/vars/dist_minipix_dist.vars
+++ b/vars/dist_minipix_dist.vars
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkg_dist_minipix_dist_all() {
 			"${_dist_pfx}/share/terminfo/${_term_letter}";
 	done;
 	tar -C "${PREFIX_NATIVE}/share" -cpf - terminfo			|\
-		tar -C "${_dist_pfx}/bin" -xpf -;
+		tar -C "${_dist_pfx}/bin" --overwrite -xpf -;
 };
 
 # vim:filetype=sh