diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index b576ff5..f83f259 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ install -p -m 644 -D %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d/kde4.csh
 # install apidocs and generator script
 install -p -D doc/api/doxygen.sh %{buildroot}%{_kde4_bindir}/kde4-doxygen.sh
 %if "%{?apidocs}" == "1"
-install -p -D kdelibs-%{version}-apidocs %{buildroot}%{_kde4_docdir}/HTML/en/kdelibs4-apidocs
+cp -prf kdelibs-%{version}-apidocs %{buildroot}%{_kde4_docdir}/HTML/en/kdelibs4-apidocs
 %endif