diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/deploy-androidpackage.nix b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/deploy-androidpackage.nix
index 4f9db98c006..f23558ebc5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/deploy-androidpackage.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/deploy-androidpackage.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     packageBaseDir=$out/libexec/android-sdk/${package.path}
     mkdir -p $packageBaseDir
     cd $packageBaseDir
-    cp -av $sourceRoot/* .
+    cp -a $sourceRoot/* .
     ${patchInstructions}
   '';