diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 79576b9..0693225 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1054,24 +1054,24 @@ install: version $(TARGET)
 	mkdir -p $(DATA_PREFIX)
 	mkdir -p $(BIN_PREFIX)
 	install --mode=755 $(TARGET) $(BIN_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/core $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/font $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/json $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/mods $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/names $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/raw $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/motd $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/credits $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/title $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/help $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/core $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/font $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/json $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/mods $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/names $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/raw $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/motd $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/credits $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/title $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/help $(DATA_PREFIX)
 ifeq ($(TILES), 1)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership gfx $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R gfx $(DATA_PREFIX)
 	install -Dm755 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/applications/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.desktop
 	install -Dm644 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/metainfo/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.appdata.xml
 	install -Dm644 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.svg
 endif
 ifeq ($(SOUND), 1)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/sound $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/sound $(DATA_PREFIX)
 endif
 	install --mode=644 data/changelog.txt data/cataicon.ico data/fontdata.json \
                    LICENSE.txt LICENSE-OFL-Terminus-Font.txt -t $(DATA_PREFIX)
@@ -1089,24 +1089,24 @@ install: version $(TARGET)
 	mkdir -p $(DATA_PREFIX)
 	mkdir -p $(BIN_PREFIX)
 	install --mode=755 $(TARGET) $(BIN_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/core $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/font $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/json $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/mods $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/names $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/raw $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/motd $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/credits $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/title $(DATA_PREFIX)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/help $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/core $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/font $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/json $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/mods $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/names $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/raw $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/motd $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/credits $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/title $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/help $(DATA_PREFIX)
 ifeq ($(TILES), 1)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership gfx $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R gfx $(DATA_PREFIX)
 	install -Dm755 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/applications/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.desktop
 	install -Dm644 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/metainfo/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.appdata.xml
 	install -Dm644 -t $(SHARE_DIR)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/ data/xdg/org.cataclysmdda.CataclysmDDA.svg
 endif
 ifeq ($(SOUND), 1)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership data/sound $(DATA_PREFIX)
+	cp -R data/sound $(DATA_PREFIX)
 endif
 	install --mode=644 data/changelog.txt data/cataicon.ico data/fontdata.json \
                    LICENSE.txt LICENSE-OFL-Terminus-Font.txt -t $(DATA_PREFIX)
diff --git a/lang/Makefile b/lang/Makefile
index e7e6313..a63af1a 100644
--- a/lang/Makefile
+++ b/lang/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ list_mo:
 install: $(MO)
 ifdef LOCALE_DIR
 	mkdir -p $(LOCALE_DIR)
-	cp -R --no-preserve=ownership $(MO_DIR)/* $(LOCALE_DIR)
+	cp -R $(MO_DIR)/* $(LOCALE_DIR)
 endif
 
 clean:
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