diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
index d70b51ef49..6cd60cdb6f 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 $SCRIPTS/install libXi
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/$XORG_PATH_MODULES/input
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/src/.libs/synaptics_drv.so $INSTALL/$XORG_PATH_MODULES/input
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/src/.libs/synaptics_drv.so $INSTALL/$XORG_PATH_MODULES/input
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/fdi/*.fdi $INSTALL/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/fdi/*.fdi $INSTALL/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/