diff --git a/target/lvp/x86/livesystem/etc_lvp_10-encryption.sh b/target/lvp/x86/livesystem/etc_lvp_10-encryption.sh
index b02053bff..83e5a55d6 100644
--- a/target/lvp/x86/livesystem/etc_lvp_10-encryption.sh
+++ b/target/lvp/x86/livesystem/etc_lvp_10-encryption.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ encryption_start() {
 			for x in /lvp.data* ; do
 				echo "${passphrase}" | losetup -e ${thisenc} -p 0 /dev/loop/${x#/lvp.data} ${x} 
 			done
-			mdadm --build /dev/md/0 -l linear -n ${numfiles} ${files} 
+			mdadm --build /dev/md/0 -l linear --force -n ${numfiles} ${files} 
 			mount /dev/md/0 /mnt1
 			if [ ! -e /mnt1/lvp.xml ] ; then
 				echo "Wrong Passphrase!"
diff --git a/target/lvp/x86/release_skeleton/scripts/encrypted b/target/lvp/x86/release_skeleton/scripts/encrypted
index 9f4011433..ed3ef4af4 100644
--- a/target/lvp/x86/release_skeleton/scripts/encrypted
+++ b/target/lvp/x86/release_skeleton/scripts/encrypted
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ process_encrypted(){
 		eval "mdloopdevs=\"\${mdloopdevs} \${loopdevice_${lvpdata}}\""
 		lvpdata=$(( ${lvpdata} + 1 ))
 	done
-	${target}/sbin/mdadm --build ${mddev} -l linear -n ${needed_pseudofs} ${mdloopdevs}
+	${target}/sbin/mdadm --build ${mddev} -l linear --force -n ${needed_pseudofs} ${mdloopdevs}
 
 	echo "Creating filesystem on ${mddev}"
 	mkfs.ext2 -m 0 ${mddev} >/dev/null 2>&1