3 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.27.bb b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.27.bb
index 667e0af560..ea8740a2d1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.27.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/coreutils/coreutils_8.27.bb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ do_install_append() {
         install -t ${D}/${mandir}/man1 ${S}/man/*.1
         # prebuilt man pages don't do a separate man page for [ vs test.
         # see comment above r.e. sed and update-alternatives
-        cp -a ${D}${mandir}/man1/test.1 ${D}${mandir}/man1/lbracket.1.${BPN}
+        cp -R --no-dereference --preserve=mode,links -v ${D}${mandir}/man1/test.1 ${D}${mandir}/man1/lbracket.1.${BPN}
 }
 
 inherit update-alternatives
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.43.4.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.43.4.bb
index 5216c7027c..7c8809a41e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.43.4.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs_1.43.4.bb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ do_compile_ptest() {
 }
 
 do_install_ptest() {
-        cp -a ${B}/tests ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test
-        cp -a ${S}/tests/* ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test
+        cp -R --no-dereference --preserve=mode,links -v ${B}/tests ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test
+        cp -R --no-dereference --preserve=mode,links -v ${S}/tests/* ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test
         sed -e 's!../e2fsck/e2fsck!e2fsck!g' -i ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test/*/expect*
 }
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.0.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.0.bb
index 98a10a8b15..506b0bc315 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/mdadm/mdadm_4.0.bb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ do_compile_ptest() {
 }
 
 do_install_ptest() {
-        cp -a ${S}/tests ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests
+        cp -R --no-dereference --preserve=mode,links -v ${S}/tests ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/tests
         cp ${S}/test ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
         sed -e 's!sleep 0.*!sleep 1!g; s!/var/tmp!/!g' -i ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/test
         ln -s ${base_sbindir}/mdadm ${D}${PTEST_PATH}/mdadm