diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fce6a50..4021730 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ install-libs:
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(LIB)/*),)
 	@echo "installing libraries to $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $(LIB)/lib*.so* $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
+	cp $(LIB)/lib*.so* $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
 else
 	@echo "WARNING! Skipping libs install: needs 'shared' and/or 'static'"
 endif