diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 3889b7e9ee..cd1c5ad37e 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ upstream-branch=master
 debian-branch=master
 upstream-tree=branch
 tag=False
-force-create=True
 compression=xz
 compression-level=9ev
 builder=debuild --prepend-path=/usr/lib/ccache -eFS_* -eCCACHE_* -i\.git -I.git -Zxz -z9