diff --git a/pdf/plugin.jelly b/pdf/plugin.jelly
index 930ba97d..c9ddfe58 100644
--- a/pdf/plugin.jelly
+++ b/pdf/plugin.jelly
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             </fileset>
         </copy>
         <!-- Copy all of the user-supplied xdocs -->
-        <copy todir="${docsPdf}" force="true">
+        <copy todir="${docsPdf}" force="true" overwrite="true">
             <fileset dir="${docsXdocSrc}">
                 <include name="**/*.*"/>
             </fileset>