diff --git a/bin/cros_package_to_live b/bin/cros_package_to_live
index 5cbfe030e3..d1d9480448 100755
--- a/bin/cros_package_to_live
+++ b/bin/cros_package_to_live
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ for pkg in $@; do
 
     remote_sh "mktemp -d /tmp/cros_package_to_live.XXXX"
     temp_dir=$REMOTE_OUT
-    remote_cp "${latest_pkg}" "${temp_dir}"
+    remote_cp_to "${latest_pkg}" "${temp_dir}"
     remote_sh "mount -o remount,rw /"
     remote_sh "mkdir -p /usr/portage/packages/${pkg_dir} &&
                mv ${temp_dir}/${pkg_name} /usr/portage/packages/${pkg_dir} &&