diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 259130ef84..31082c7f0f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ffmpeg_g$(EXE): ffmpeg.o $(DEP_LIBS)
               -lavformat -lavcodec $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 ffmpeg$(EXE): ffmpeg_g$(EXE)
-	$(STRIP) -o $@ $< ; chmod --reference=$< $@
+	cp $< $@ ; $(STRIP) $@
 
 ffserver$(EXE): ffserver.o $(DEP_LIBS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(FFSLDFLAGS) \