diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/rust/import-cargo-lock.nix b/pkgs/build-support/rust/import-cargo-lock.nix
index d8ae8a5be94d..0e1da7ce5f52 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/rust/import-cargo-lock.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/rust/import-cargo-lock.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ let
         echo Found crate ${pkg.name} at $crateCargoTOML
         tree=$(dirname $crateCargoTOML)
 
-        cp -prvd "$tree/" $out
+        cp -prvL "$tree/" $out
         chmod u+w $out
 
         if grep -q workspace "$out/Cargo.toml"; then