diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
index f4d2d03567bb..905488765e9c 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/src/webpack/configs/common.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ export function getCommonConfig(wco: WebpackConfigOptions): Configuration {
         to: output.replace(/^\//, ''),
         from: glob,
         noErrorOnMissing: true,
+        force: true,
         globOptions: {
           dot: true,
           ignore: [