1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 69bf59d56..43c82a7b5 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ def setup_package():
 
     if "--force" in sys.argv:
         run_build = True
+        sys.argv.remove('--force')
     else:
         # Raise errors for unsupported commands, improve help output, etc.
         run_build = parse_setuppy_commands()