diff --git a/pym/portage/util/movefile.py b/pym/portage/util/movefile.py
index 57375f2..e7f93e2 100644
--- a/pym/portage/util/movefile.py
+++ b/pym/portage/util/movefile.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else:
 				pass
 
 def movefile(src, dest, newmtime=None, sstat=None, mysettings=None,
-		hardlink_candidates=None, encoding=_encodings['fs']):
+		hardlink_candidates=None, encoding=_encodings['fs'], force_copy=False):
 	"""moves a file from src to dest, preserving all permissions and attributes; mtime will
 	be preserved even when moving across filesystems.  Returns mtime as integer on success
 	and None on failure.  mtime is expressed in seconds in Python <3.3 and nanoseconds in
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def movefile(src, dest, newmtime=None, sstat=None, mysettings=None,
 	renamefailed=1
 	if hardlinked:
 		renamefailed = False
-	if not hardlinked and (selinux_enabled or sstat.st_dev == dstat.st_dev):
+	if not force_copy and not hardlinked and (selinux_enabled or sstat.st_dev == dstat.st_dev):
 		try:
 			if selinux_enabled:
 				selinux.rename(src, dest)