diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index cd0872c..db95023 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',
-    force   => true,
     require => Package['sysfsutils'],
   }