diff --git a/rust/pvimg/src/cli.rs b/rust/pvimg/src/cli.rs
index f5a8c308..75c6cb4f 100644
--- a/rust/pvimg/src/cli.rs
+++ b/rust/pvimg/src/cli.rs
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ impl GenprotimgCliOptions {
         if version_count == 1 {
             CliOptions::new_version_cmd_opts()
         } else {
-            let genprotimg_opts = Self::parse();
+            let mut genprotimg_opts = Self::parse();
+            genprotimg_opts.args.overwrite = true; // backward compatibility with C- genprotimg
             genprotimg_opts.into()
         }
     }