2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1b161abf11b..2d02bdff3ad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-12-31  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+        * autogen.sh: Port better to non-GNU 'cp'.
+        Problem reported by Han Boetes.
+
 2014-12-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
         * build-aux/git-hooks/commit-msg: Allow tabs.
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 69812cdcfe0..30e1877fbae 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ if test -d .git/hooks; then
           *--backup*--verbose*)
             cp_options='--backup=numbered --verbose';;
           *)
-            cp_options='';;
+            cp_options='-f';;
         esac
 
         if test -n "$tailored_hooks"; then