--- Makefile.in.orig	2022-12-11 12:59:00.000000000 -0800
+++ Makefile.in	2022-12-11 12:59:24.000000000 -0800
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
 		    if [ -f $$lib ]; then \
 			echo "/bin/rm -f ${CFITSIO_LIB}/$$lib"; \
 			/bin/rm -f ${CFITSIO_LIB}/$$lib; \
-			echo "/bin/cp -a $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}"; \
-			/bin/cp -a $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}; \
+			echo "/bin/cp -pPR $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}"; \
+			/bin/cp -pPR $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}; \
 		    fi; \
 		done
 		/bin/cp fitsio.h fitsio2.h longnam.h drvrsmem.h ${CFITSIO_INCLUDE}
