diff --git a/development/geany-plugins/doinst.sh b/development/geany-plugins/doinst.sh
index 8542d1c18e..4110f5514d 100644
--- a/development/geany-plugins/doinst.sh
+++ b/development/geany-plugins/doinst.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if [ -e usr/share/icons/hicolor/icon-theme.cache ]; then
   if [ -x /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache ]; then
-    /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache usr/share/icons/hicolor >/dev/null 2>&1
+    /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache -f usr/share/icons/hicolor >/dev/null 2>&1
   fi
 fi