diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 320365ef921..66cdb30c9ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -343,15 +343,15 @@ Each time a binary package is created, a package signature must be created with
 <a name="rebuilding"></a>
 ### Rebuilding and overwriting existing local packages
 
-If for whatever reason a package has been built and it is available in your local repository
-and you have to rebuild it without bumping its `version` or `revision` fields, it is possible
-to accomplish this task easily with `xbps-src`:
+Packages are overwritten on every build to make getting package with changed build options easy.
+To make xbps-src skip build and preserve first package build with with given version and revision,
+same as in official void repository, set `XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS=yes` in `etc/conf` file.
 
-    $ ./xbps-src -f pkg xbps
+Reinstalling a package in your target `rootdir` can be easily done too:
 
-Reinstalling this package in your target `rootdir` can be easily done too:
+    $ xbps-install --repository=/path/to/local/repo -yf xbps-0.25_1
 
-    $ xbps-install --repository=/path/to/local/repo -yff xbps-0.25_1
+Using `-f` flag twice will overwrite configuration files.
 
 > Please note that the `package expression` must be properly defined to explicitly pick up
 the package from the desired repository.
diff --git a/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh b/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
index cfe0238839d..e61f0532bd7 100644
--- a/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/do-pkg/00-gen-pkg.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ genpkg() {
 	done
 
 	# Don't overwrite existing binpkgs by default, skip them.
-	if [ -f $pkgdir/$binpkg -a -z "$XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE" ]; then
+	if [ -e $pkgdir/$binpkg ] && [ "$XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS" ] && [ -z "$XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE" ]; then
 		msg_normal "${pkgver}: skipping existing $binpkg pkg...\n"
 		return 0
 	fi
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/libexec/build.sh b/common/xbps-src/libexec/build.sh
index 3ac5a962d15..72432316e6e 100755
--- a/common/xbps-src/libexec/build.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/libexec/build.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ esac
 setup_pkg "$PKGNAME" $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
 readonly SOURCEPKG="$sourcepkg"
 
+check_existing_pkg
+
 show_pkg_build_options
 check_pkg_arch $XBPS_CROSS_BUILD
 
@@ -104,18 +106,21 @@ cut -d: -f 1,2 ${XBPS_STATEDIR}/.${sourcepkg}_register_pkg | sort -u | \
     while IFS=: read -r arch repo; do
         paths=$(grep "^$arch:$repo:" "${XBPS_STATEDIR}/.${sourcepkg}_register_pkg" | \
             cut -d : -f 2,3 | tr ':' '/')
+        if [ -z "$XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS" ] || [ "$XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE" ]; then
+            force=-f
+        fi
         if [ -n "${arch}" ]; then
             msg_normal "Registering new packages to $repo ($arch)\n"
             XBPS_TARGET_ARCH=${arch} $XBPS_RINDEX_CMD \
-                ${XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE:+--compression $XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE} ${XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE:+-f} -a ${paths}
+                ${XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE:+--compression $XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE} ${force} -a ${paths}
         else
             msg_normal "Registering new packages to $repo\n"
             if [ -n "$XBPS_CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
                 $XBPS_RINDEX_XCMD ${XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE:+--compression $XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE} \
-					${XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE:+-f} -a ${paths}
+					${force} -a ${paths}
             else
                 $XBPS_RINDEX_CMD ${XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE:+--compression $XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE} \
-					${XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE:+-f} -a ${paths}
+					${force} -a ${paths}
             fi
         fi
     done
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget.sh
index 13430b3157f..06fbcd844cc 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # vim: set ts=4 sw=4 et:
 
+check_existing_pkg() {
+    local arch= curpkg=
+    if [ -z "$XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS" ] || [ "$XBPS_BUILD_FORCEMODE" ]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    arch=$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE
+    curpkg=$XBPS_REPOSITORY/$repository/$pkgver.$arch.xbps
+    if [ -e $curpkg ]; then
+        msg_warn "$pkgver: skipping build due to existing $curpkg\n"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+}
+
 check_pkg_arch() {
     local cross="$1" _arch f match nonegation
 
diff --git a/etc/defaults.conf b/etc/defaults.conf
index 6147954a18a..58369e95cbc 100644
--- a/etc/defaults.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults.conf
@@ -147,3 +147,9 @@ XBPS_SUCMD="sudo /bin/sh -c"
 # meant as safeguard against users casually destroying their systems
 #
 #XBPS_ALLOW_CHROOT_BREAKOUT=yes
+
+# [OPTIONAL]
+# Skip building package if it exists in local repository, emitting warning.
+# When unset, newly build package overwrites the older one.
+#
+#XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS=yes
diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 7fe0ac55ffd..ff249015ed0 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ export XBPS_SHUTILSDIR XBPS_CROSSPFDIR XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR \
     XBPS_DESTDIR XBPS_MACHINE XBPS_TEMP_MASTERDIR XBPS_BINPKG_EXISTS \
     XBPS_LIBEXECDIR XBPS_DISTDIR XBPS_DISTFILES_MIRROR XBPS_ALLOW_RESTRICTED \
     XBPS_USE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE XBPS_PKG_COMPTYPE XBPS_REPO_COMPTYPE \
-    XBPS_BUILDHELPERDIR XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME XBPS_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT
+    XBPS_BUILDHELPERDIR XBPS_USE_BUILD_MTIME XBPS_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT \
+    XBPS_PRESERVE_PKGS
 
 for i in REPOSITORY DESTDIR BUILDDIR SRCDISTDIR; do
     eval val="\$XBPS_$i"