diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4fce77ca..8836be57 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 xbps-0.4 (2010-02-01):
+ 
+ * xbps-bin(8): enable -f option for the 'purge' and 'remove' targets.
+   If set, files will be removed even if its hash doesn't match for the
+   'remove' target, and configuration files for the 'purge' target.
 
  * xbps-uhelper: the 'fetch' target now accepts an arbitrary number of
    arguments, and sets default libfetch cache connection limits.
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/main.c b/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
index b810718e..e9ea75b0 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ usage(void)
 	"    -V\t\tPrints the xbps release version\n"
 	" Options used by the install/(auto)remove/update targets:\n"
 	"    -y\t\tAssume \"yes\" for all questions.\n"
-	" Options used by the reconfigure target:\n"
-	"    -f\t\tForce reconfiguration.\n"
+	" Options used by the purge/reconfigure/remove targets:\n"
+	"    -f\t\tForce reconfiguration or removal of files.\n"
 	"\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/xbps-bin.8.txt b/bin/xbps-bin/xbps-bin.8.txt
index 39cee98e..4ab2b239 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/xbps-bin.8.txt
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/xbps-bin.8.txt
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ OPTIONS
 	it will become '/blah/cachedir'.
 
 *-f*::
-	Used currently in the 'reconfigure' target. If set, package(s) will
-	be reconfigured regardless of its state.
+	Used currently in the 'purge', 'reconfigure' and 'remove' targets.
+	If set, package(s) will be reconfigured regardless of its state if working
+	with the 'reconfigure target, or to force removal of package files
+	even if its hash doesn't match in the 'purge' and 'remove' targets.
 
 *-r* 'rootdir'::
 	Sets the 'root' directory. By default the root directory is
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ Please note that all targets are *case insensitive*.
 	metadata directory ( /var/db/xbps/metadata/'pkgname' ) and will
 	remove configuration (if they were not modified by the user) and
 	metadata files. The package will be fully removed from the system once
-	it has been *purged*.
+	it has been *purged*. If *-f* option is used, configuration files
+	that have been modified *WILL BE REMOVED, BEWARE WITH THIS!*.
 
 *reconfigure 'pkgname' | 'all'*::
 	Reconfigure an *unpacked* package. Packages in this state are not
@@ -113,7 +116,8 @@ Please note that all targets are *case insensitive*.
 	database. Configuration files, its metadata directory/files and
 	its information in the package database are preserved. To fully remove
 	a package in *config-files* state, it must be *purged* with the
-	*purge* command.
+	*purge* command. If *-f* option is used, package files will be removed
+	even if its SHA256 hash doesn't match.
 
 *show 'pkgname'*::
 	Shows information for installed package 'pkgname'. This will print
diff --git a/lib/remove.c b/lib/remove.c
index 815d3552..2c2a31cb 100644
--- a/lib/remove.c
+++ b/lib/remove.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
  *  -# Its <b>pre-remove</b> target specified in the REMOVE script
  *     will be executed.
  *  -# Its files, dirs and links will be removed. Modified files (not
- *     matching its sha256 hash) will always be preserved.
+ *     matching its sha256 hash) are preserved, unless XBPS_FLAG_FORCE
+ *     is set via xbps_set_flags().
  *  -# Its <b>post-remove</b> target specified in the REMOVE script
  *     will be executed.
  *  -# Its requiredby objects will be removed from the installed packages
@@ -123,13 +124,24 @@ xbps_remove_pkg_files(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key)
 				rv = 0;
 				continue;
 			} else if (rv == ERANGE) {
-				if (flags & XBPS_FLAG_VERBOSE)
-					fprintf(stderr,
-					    "WARNING: '%s' SHA256 mismatch, "
-				    	    "preserving...\n", file);
 				rv = 0;
-				free(path);
-				continue;
+				if (flags & XBPS_FLAG_VERBOSE) {
+					if (flags & XBPS_FLAG_FORCE) {
+						fprintf(stderr,
+						    "WARNING: '%s' SHA256 "
+						    "mismatch, forcing "
+						    "removal...\n", file);
+					} else {
+						fprintf(stderr,
+					    	"WARNING: '%s' SHA256 "
+						"mismatch, preserving...\n",
+						file);
+					}
+				}
+				if ((flags & XBPS_FLAG_FORCE) == 0) {
+					free(path);
+					continue;
+				}
 			} else if (rv != 0 && rv != ERANGE) {
 				free(path);
 				break;