diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index e698fde19c..4241d5b29a 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ class FetchMethod(object):
                     if urlpath.find("/") != -1:
                         destdir = urlpath.rsplit("/", 1)[0] + '/'
                         bb.utils.mkdirhier("%s/%s" % (unpackdir, destdir))
-                cmd = 'cp -fpPRH "%s" "%s"' % (file, destdir)
+                cmd = 'cp --force --preserve=timestamps --no-dereference --recursive -H "%s" "%s"' % (file, destdir)
         else:
             urldata.unpack_tracer.unpack("archive-extract", unpackdir)