diff --git a/bin/mkvm.sh b/bin/mkvm.sh
index a41ae1f..e94e495 100755
--- a/bin/mkvm.sh
+++ b/bin/mkvm.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ for fileIndex in ${!COPY[@]}; do
 	#DESTPATH="$ROOTFS""$DESTPATH"
 	PARENTPATHDEST="$(dirname "$PATHDEST")"
 	mkdir -p "$PARENTPATHDEST"
-	cp -r "$PATHSRC" "$PATHDEST"
+	cp --dereference -r "$PATHSRC" "$PATHDEST"
 done
 
 CMD="$1"