diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc868bcdaf45..c5234fe6adb3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -852,10 +852,10 @@ export mod_strip_cmd
 mod_compress_cmd = true
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS
   ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP
-    mod_compress_cmd = gzip -n
+    mod_compress_cmd = gzip -n -f
   endif # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP
   ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ
-    mod_compress_cmd = xz
+    mod_compress_cmd = xz -f
   endif # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_XZ
 endif # CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS
 export mod_compress_cmd