diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-translations.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-translations.nix
index 09e656943ad..2d396947b89 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-translations.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-translations.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installPhase =
     ''
       mkdir -pv $out/usr/share/cinnamon/locale
-      cp -Rp mo-export/* $out/usr/share/cinnamon/locale/
+      cp -av mo-export/* $out/usr/share/cinnamon/locale/
     '';
 
   meta = {