diff --git a/main/openssh/APKBUILD b/main/openssh/APKBUILD
index 2c1c375b177..c1196e8d070 100644
--- a/main/openssh/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/openssh/APKBUILD
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ prepare() {
 	cd "$builddir"
 	default_prepare
 	for _flavour in $_pkgsupport; do
-		cp -R "$srcdir"/$pkgname-$_myver "$srcdir"/$pkgname-${_myver}-$_flavour
+		cp -a "$srcdir"/$pkgname-$_myver "$srcdir"/$pkgname-${_myver}-$_flavour
 	done
 }