diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
index 9d62ba131dc7..a55eda1cb8fd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ mount -t tmpfs -o "mode=0755" none $mountPoint/var/setuid-wrappers
 rm -rf $mountPoint/var/run
 ln -s /run $mountPoint/var/run
 rm -f $mountPoint/etc/{resolv.conf,hosts}
-cp -f /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts $mountPoint/etc/
+cp -Lf /etc/resolv.conf /etc/hosts $mountPoint/etc/
 
 
 if [ -n "$runChroot" ]; then