diff --git a/core/gzip/build b/core/gzip/build
index 9367c7c9..e0219aa3 100755
--- a/core/gzip/build
+++ b/core/gzip/build
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 make CC="${CC:-cc} -static"
 
-install -Dm755 pigz   "$1/usr/bin/pigz"
-install -Dm755 unpigz "$1/usr/bin/unpigz"
-install -Dm644 pigz.1 "$1/usr/share/man/man1/pigz.1"
+mkdir -p \
+    "$1/usr/bin" \
+    "$1/usr/share/man/man1"
+
+cp -f pigz unpigz "$1/usr/bin"
+cp -f pigz.1 "$1/usr/share/man/man1"
 
 ln -sf pigz   "$1/usr/bin/gzip"
 ln -sf pigz   "$1/usr/bin/zcat"