diff --git a/packages/network/libtirpc/install b/packages/network/libtirpc/install
index fd9621cbc5..f7a7145dd1 100755
--- a/packages/network/libtirpc/install
+++ b/packages/network/libtirpc/install
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/src/.libs/*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/src/.libs/*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/doc/etc_netconfig $INSTALL/etc/netconfig