diff --git a/Mk/bsd.port.mk b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
index 526f925229f8..c560aea6de05 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.port.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.port.mk
@@ -3612,7 +3612,7 @@ do-package: ${TMPPLIST}
 	@if ${SETENV} ${PKG_ENV} FORCE_POST="${_FORCE_POST_PATTERNS}" ${PKG_CREATE} ${PKG_CREATE_ARGS} -f ${PKG_SUFX:S/.//} -o ${WRKDIR}/pkg ${PKGNAME}; then \
 		if [ -d ${PKGREPOSITORY} -a -w ${PKGREPOSITORY} ]; then \
 			${LN} -f ${WRKDIR}/pkg/${PKGNAME}${PKG_SUFX} ${PKGFILE} 2>/dev/null \
-				|| ${CP} -af ${WRKDIR}/pkg/${PKGNAME}${PKG_SUFX} ${PKGFILE}; \
+				|| ${CP} -f ${WRKDIR}/pkg/${PKGNAME}${PKG_SUFX} ${PKGFILE}; \
 			if [ "${PKGORIGIN}" = "ports-mgmt/pkg" -o "${PKGORIGIN}" = "ports-mgmt/pkg-devel" ]; then \
 				if [ ! -d ${PKGLATESTREPOSITORY} ]; then \
 					if ! ${MKDIR} ${PKGLATESTREPOSITORY}; then \