diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.mk b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
index be9e652e10..1c05958f9c 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.mk
@@ -132,12 +132,13 @@ endif
 
 # Hardlinks between binaries in different directories cause a problem
 # with rpath fixup, so we de-hardlink those binaries, and replace them
-# with symbolic links.
+# with copies instead.
 BINUTILS_TOOLS = ar as ld ld.bfd nm objcopy objdump ranlib readelf strip
 define HOST_BINUTILS_FIXUP_HARDLINKS
 	$(foreach tool,$(BINUTILS_TOOLS),\
-		rm -f $(HOST_DIR)/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool) ; \
-		ln -s ../../bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-$(tool) $(HOST_DIR)/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool)
+		rm -f $(HOST_DIR)/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool) && \
+		cp -a $(HOST_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-$(tool) \
+			$(HOST_DIR)/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool)
 	)
 endef
 HOST_BINUTILS_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_BINUTILS_FIXUP_HARDLINKS