diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index d04caf6e0..869d76630 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ $(ZSTD_STATLIB): $(ZSTD_STATLIB_OBJ)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
 libzstd.a: $(ZSTD_STATLIB)
-	ln -sf $< $@
+	cp -f $< $@
 
 endif
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ $(ZSTD_DYNLIB): $(ZSTD_DYNLIB_OBJ)
 	ln -sf $@ libzstd.$(SHARED_EXT)
 
 $(LIBZSTD): $(ZSTD_DYNLIB)
-	ln -sf $< $@
+	cp -f $< $@
 
 endif  # ifndef BUILD_DIR
 endif  # if windows
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index e525d8e07..23fd00712 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/zstd : $(ZSTD_OBJ)
 	$(CC) $(FLAGS) $^ -o $@$(EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
 
 zstd : $(BUILD_DIR)/zstd
-	ln -sf $< $@
+	cp -f $< $@
 	@echo zstd build completed
 
 endif  # BUILD_DIR