diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index b93a628..2248bac 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ pkg_etc() {
             ;;
         esac
 
-        cp -af "$file"  "$KISS_ROOT/${file}${new}"
+        cp -fPp "$file"  "$KISS_ROOT/${file}${new}"
         chown root:root "$KISS_ROOT/${file}${new}" 2>/dev/null
     done) ||:
 }