diff --git a/libs/libyang/Makefile b/libs/libyang/Makefile
index f10a8f7f7..ab32e25e1 100644
--- a/libs/libyang/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libyang/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libyang.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libyang.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include/libyang
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/libyang/* $(1)/usr/include/libyang/
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/libyang/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libyang.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libyang.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/libyang
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libyang/* $(1)/usr/lib/libyang/