diff --git a/tool/make-snapshot b/tool/make-snapshot
index da312c3681..436863b185 100755
--- a/tool/make-snapshot
+++ b/tool/make-snapshot
@@ -288,14 +288,9 @@ def package(vcs, rev, destdir, tmp = nil)
       puts "copying #{file}"
       dest = exported + file[$srcdir.size..-1]
       FileUtils.mkpath(File.dirname(dest))
-      begin
-        FileUtils.ln(file, dest, force: true)
-        next unless File.symlink?(dest)
-        File.unlink(dest)
-      rescue SystemCallError
-      end
       begin
         FileUtils.cp_r(file, dest)
+        FileUtils.chmod_R("u=rwX,go=rX", dest)
       rescue SystemCallError
       end
     end