diff --git a/abi-test-suite/runtest.sh b/abi-test-suite/runtest.sh
index 666bad1..1e3dff0 100755
--- a/abi-test-suite/runtest.sh
+++ b/abi-test-suite/runtest.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ fi
 set -xe
 
 cd $(mktemp -d)
-#using hard links is easier on the fs
-cp -al $testsuite_dir/ABI-Testsuite .
+cp -r $testsuite_dir/ABI-Testsuite .
 cd ABI-Testsuite
 python3 linux-x86.py $compiler test -v $thread_args