2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index 67ddc466ce..0358d14e9a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def sstate_install(ss, d):
     # Run the actual file install
     for state in ss['dirs']:
         if os.path.exists(state[1]):
-            oe.path.copytree(state[1], state[2])
+            oe.path.copyhardlinktree(state[1], state[2])
 
     for postinst in (d.getVar('SSTATEPOSTINSTFUNCS', True) or '').split():
         bb.build.exec_func(postinst, d)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/path.py b/meta/lib/oe/path.py
index faa0f61fab..4f8b66c2f3 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/path.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/path.py
@@ -85,13 +85,18 @@ def copytree(src, dst):
     check_output(cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
 
 def copyhardlinktree(src, dst):
+    """ Make the hard link when possible, otherwise copy. """
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(dst)
+    src_bak = src
     if os.path.isdir(src):
         if not len(os.listdir(src)):
             return      
         src = src + "/*"
-    cmd = 'cp -al %s %s' % (src, dst)
-    check_output(cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    if (os.stat(src_bak).st_dev ==  os.stat(dst).st_dev):
+        cmd = 'cp -afl %s %s' % (src, dst)
+        check_output(cmd, shell=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+    else:
+        copytree(src_bak, dst)
 
 def remove(path, recurse=True):
     """Equivalent to rm -f or rm -rf"""