diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index f96a07f7f6..db6ac4f707 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ done
 
 # Transfer the new sysroot content to the shared sysroot
 mkdir -p "${PKG_ORIG_SYSROOT_PREFIX}"
-cp -PR "${SYSROOT_PREFIX}"/* "${PKG_ORIG_SYSROOT_PREFIX}"
+cp -PRf "${SYSROOT_PREFIX}"/* "${PKG_ORIG_SYSROOT_PREFIX}"
 rm -rf "${SYSROOT_PREFIX}"
 
 export SYSROOT_PREFIX="${PKG_ORIG_SYSROOT_PREFIX}"