diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 589d1ae18..b45015b75 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2009-07-01  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* Makefile.in: When installing symlinks, use "cp -fR", which
+	works on FreeBSD and MacOSX.
+	From Yves Blusseau <cl7m42e02@sneakemail.com>
+
 	* kern/dl.c (grub_dl_resolve_symbol): Make static.
 	* include/grub/dl.h: Remove grub_dl_resolve_symbol().
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index f82566a70..54a05d629 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ install-local: all
 	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$dir$$file $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$dest; \
 	  elif test -L "$$dir$$file"; then \
 	    rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$dest && \
-	    cp -fP $$dir$$file $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$dest; \
+	    cp -fR $$dir$$file $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$dest; \
 	  fi; \
 	done
 	$(SHELL) $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(pkgdatadir)