diff --git a/hooks/centos4/80-install-modules b/hooks/centos4/80-install-modules
index dbd5f4c..11f83d5 100755
--- a/hooks/centos4/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/centos4/80-install-modules
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ logMessage Script $0 starting
 # really copy the *correct* modules, but we don't know what they are.
 #
 mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-cp -R /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
+cp -au /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
 
 
 #
diff --git a/hooks/debian/80-install-modules b/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
index bd3a98f..9ea1a55 100755
--- a/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/debian/80-install-modules
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logMessage Script $0 starting
 # really copy the *correct* modules, but we don't know what they are.
 #
 mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-cp -R /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
+cp -au /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
 
 #
 #  Install the module-init-tools package.
diff --git a/hooks/gentoo/80-install-modules b/hooks/gentoo/80-install-modules
index b8433ff..d6ea718 100755
--- a/hooks/gentoo/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/gentoo/80-install-modules
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logMessage Script $0 starting
 # really copy the *correct* modules, but we don't know what they are.
 #
 mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-cp -R /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
+cp -au /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
 
 
 #
diff --git a/hooks/ubuntu/80-install-modules b/hooks/ubuntu/80-install-modules
index bd3a98f..9ea1a55 100755
--- a/hooks/ubuntu/80-install-modules
+++ b/hooks/ubuntu/80-install-modules
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ logMessage Script $0 starting
 # really copy the *correct* modules, but we don't know what they are.
 #
 mkdir -p ${prefix}/lib/modules
-cp -R /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
+cp -au /lib/modules/*/ ${prefix}/lib/modules
 
 #
 #  Install the module-init-tools package.