diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8a542ea5aa..508e1c89d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ INSTALL_PROGS_TARGETS-$(CONFIG_SHARED) = install-libs
 all: $(FF_DEP_LIBS) $(PROGS) $(ALL_TARGETS-yes)
 
 $(PROGS): %$(EXESUF): %_g$(EXESUF)
-	cp -p $< $@
+	$(CP) $< $@
 	$(STRIP) $@
 
 SUBDIR_VARS := OBJS FFLIBS CLEANFILES DIRS TESTPROGS EXAMPLES SKIPHEADERS \
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index de881b93b2..e85e7c2c5f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2969,6 +2969,7 @@ YASM=$yasmexe
 YASMDEP=$yasmexe
 AR=$ar
 RANLIB=$ranlib
+CP=cp -p
 LN_S=$ln_s
 STRIP=$strip
 CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS