diff --git a/packages/sysutils/procps-ng/install b/packages/sysutils/procps-ng/install
index 39ee546e27..e8e9439da0 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/procps-ng/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/procps-ng/install
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 . config/options $1
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/proc/.libs/libprocps.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib/
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/proc/.libs/libprocps.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib/
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin/
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.libs/free $INSTALL/usr/bin/