diff --git a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
index 37d6a03903..74a5d9b32c 100644
--- a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
+++ b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class TnsModulesCopy {
 
 			const isScoped = dependency.name.indexOf("@") === 0;
 			const destinationPath = isScoped ? path.join(this.outputRoot, dependency.name.substring(0, dependency.name.indexOf("/"))) : this.outputRoot;
-			shelljs.cp("-RfL", dependency.directory, destinationPath);
+			shelljs.cp("-RuL", dependency.directory, destinationPath);
 
 			// remove platform-specific files (processed separately by plugin services)
 			shelljs.rm("-rf", path.join(targetPackageDir, "platforms"));