diff --git a/openwrt/package/config/Makefile b/openwrt/package/config/Makefile
index e8a2d4bf1f..9e841d998e 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/config/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/config/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
 
+CP=cp -fpR
 
 # Select the compiler needed to build binaries for your development system
 HOSTCC    = gcc