diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index 3fddef6..c419363 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function fetch_one_file() {
 
     if [ "${url:0:1}" = "/" ] ; then
         print_info "copying file ${url}"
-        cp -v "${url}" "${F}/${file}"
+        cp --no-preserve=mode -v "${url}" "${F}/${file}"
     else
         if [ "${url:0:5}" == "https" ] ; then
             nocheck="--no-check-certificate"
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ function bee_pkg_pack() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    cp "${BEE}" "${D}/BUILD"
+    cp --no-preserve=mode "${BEE}" "${D}/BUILD"
 
     create_meta
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ function bee_pkg_pack() {
         mkdir -pv "${D}/PATCHES"
     fi
     for p in "${bee_PATCHFILES[@]}" ; do
-        cp "${p}" "${D}/PATCHES"
+        cp --no-preserve=mode "${p}" "${D}/PATCHES"
     done
 
     if [ ! -d "${BEE_PKGDIR}" ] ; then
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ function bee_pkg_pack() {
         mkdir -pv "${BEE_BEEDIR}"
     fi
 
-    cp -v "${BEE}" "${beefiledest}"
+    cp --no-preserve=mode -v "${BEE}" "${beefiledest}"
 }