diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index d4270572..b4ab4872 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -305,9 +305,11 @@ var builders = {
                 var sdkDir = process.env['ANDROID_HOME'];
                 var wrapperDir = path.join(sdkDir, 'tools', 'templates', 'gradle', 'wrapper');
                 if (process.platform == 'win32') {
-                    shell.cp('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew.bat'), projectPath);
+                    shell.rm('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew.bat'), projectPath);
+                    shell.cp(path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew.bat'), projectPath);
                 } else {
-                    shell.cp('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew'), projectPath);
+                    shell.rm('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew'), projectPath);
+                    shell.cp(path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew'), projectPath);
                 }
                 shell.rm('-rf', path.join(projectPath, 'gradle', 'wrapper'));
                 shell.mkdir('-p', path.join(projectPath, 'gradle'));