diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c26e488d6..34a5225ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ all-push: $(addprefix sub-push-,$(ALL_ARCH))
 
 container: .container-$(ARCH)
 .container-$(ARCH):
-	cp -r ./* $(TEMP_DIR)
+	cp -RP ./* $(TEMP_DIR)
 	$(SED_I) 's|BASEIMAGE|$(BASEIMAGE)|g' $(DOCKERFILE)
 	$(SED_I) "s|QEMUARCH|$(QEMUARCH)|g" $(DOCKERFILE)
 	$(SED_I) "s|DUMB_ARCH|$(DUMB_ARCH)|g" $(DOCKERFILE)