diff --git a/cargo-miri/bin.rs b/cargo-miri/bin.rs
index 62fb9299c45..a13e689cad2 100644
--- a/cargo-miri/bin.rs
+++ b/cargo-miri/bin.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ fn setup(subcommand: MiriCommand) {
             show_error(format!("xargo is too old; please upgrade to the latest version"))
         }
         let mut cmd = cargo();
-        cmd.args(&["install", "xargo", "-f"]);
+        cmd.args(&["install", "xargo"]);
         ask_to_run(cmd, ask_user, "install a recent enough xargo");
     }