diff --git a/src/wdm/debian/Packager.php b/src/wdm/debian/Packager.php
index 7d0dd9a..da78062 100644
--- a/src/wdm/debian/Packager.php
+++ b/src/wdm/debian/Packager.php
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ class Packager
         if (!file_exists($destFolder)) {
             mkdir($destFolder, 0777, true);
         }
-        copy($source, $dest);
+	if (is_link($source)){
+	    symlink(readlink($source), $dest);
+	} else {
+            copy($source, $dest);
+	}
         if (fileperms($source) != fileperms($dest))
             chmod($dest, fileperms($source));
     }