diff --git a/toolchain/helpers.mk b/toolchain/helpers.mk
index e83bf272e7..5af38c6421 100644
--- a/toolchain/helpers.mk
+++ b/toolchain/helpers.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ copy_toolchain_lib_root = \
 			LIBNAME=`basename $${LIBPATH}`; \
 			rm -fr $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME}; \
 			if test -h $${LIBPATH} ; then \
-				LINKTARGET=`readlink $${LIBPATH}` ; \
-				ln -sf `basename $${LINKTARGET}` $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME} ; \
+				cp -d $${LIBPATH} $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME}; \
 				LIBPATH="`readlink -f $${LIBPATH}`"; \
 			elif test -f $${LIBPATH}; then \
 				$(INSTALL) -D -m0755 $${LIBPATH} $(TARGET_DIR)/$${DESTDIR}/$${LIBNAME}; \