diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 3a6e19e733df..851d20ba1f60 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2319,7 +2319,7 @@ ${_bt}-link-${_tool}: .PHONY .MAKE
 	if [ ! -e "$${source_path}" ] ; then \
 		echo "Cannot find host tool '${_tool}'"; false; \
 	fi; \
-	cp -f "$${source_path}" "${WORLDTMP}/legacy/bin/${_tool}"
+	cp -pf "$${source_path}" "${WORLDTMP}/legacy/bin/${_tool}"
 ${_bt}-links: ${_bt}-link-${_tool}
 .endfor
 
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile b/tools/build/Makefile
index 23bd6cc1896f..9a5db708bb2f 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ host-symlinks:
 		echo "Cannot find host tool '${_tool}'"; false; \
 	fi; \
 	rm -f "${DESTDIR}/bin/${_tool}"; \
-	cp -f "$${source_path}" "${DESTDIR}/bin/${_tool}"
+	cp -pf "$${source_path}" "${DESTDIR}/bin/${_tool}"
 .endfor
 .for _tool in ${_host_abs_tools_to_symlink}
 	@source_path="${_tool:S/:/ /:[1]}"; \
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ host-symlinks:
 		echo "Host tool '${src_path}' is missing"; false; \
 	fi; \
 	rm -f "$${target_path}"; \
-	cp -f "$${source_path}" "$${target_path}"
+	cp -pf "$${source_path}" "$${target_path}"
 .endfor
 .if exists(/usr/libexec/flua)
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/flua
-	cp -f /usr/libexec/flua ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/flua
+	cp -pf /usr/libexec/flua ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/flua
 .endif
 
 # Create all the directories that are needed during the legacy, bootstrap-tools