diff --git a/doc/sphinx/install-docs.sh.in b/doc/sphinx/install-docs.sh.in
index 9feaa638e1..5caa0c8f42 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx/install-docs.sh.in
+++ b/doc/sphinx/install-docs.sh.in
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ fi
 docdir="${target_path}/@docdir@"
 mandir8="${target_path}/@mandir8@"
 
-mkdir -p "${docdir}"
-cp -Tr @abs_sphinxbuilddir@/html "${docdir}/html"
+mkdir -p "${docdir}/html"
+cp -r '@abs_sphinxbuilddir@/html'/* "${docdir}/html"
 if test '@HAVE_PDFLATEX@' != 'no'; then
     @INSTALL@ -c -m 644 @abs_sphinxbuilddir@/latex/kea-arm.pdf "${docdir}"
     @INSTALL@ -c -m 644 @abs_sphinxbuilddir@/latex/kea-messages.pdf "${docdir}"
diff --git a/fuzz/install-input.sh.in b/fuzz/install-input.sh.in
index 5cfd04f7da..0b7b840bdc 100755
--- a/fuzz/install-input.sh.in
+++ b/fuzz/install-input.sh.in
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ if test -n "${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX+x}"; then
     target_path="${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}"
 fi
 
-cp -Tr @current_build_dir@/input "${target_path}/share/kea/fuzz"
+mkdir -p "${target_path}/share/kea/fuzz"
+cp -r '@current_build_dir@/input'/* "${target_path}/share/kea/fuzz"
diff --git a/install-meson-info.sh.in b/install-meson-info.sh.in
index 9e3f6ef559..25932188e7 100755
--- a/install-meson-info.sh.in
+++ b/install-meson-info.sh.in
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ if test -n "${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX+x}"; then
     target_path="${MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX}"
 fi
 
-cp -Tr '@TOP_BUILD_DIR@/meson-info' "${target_path}/@DATADIR@/kea/meson-info"
+mkdir -p "${target_path}/@DATADIR@/kea/meson-info"
+cp -r '@TOP_BUILD_DIR@/meson-info'/* "${target_path}/@DATADIR@/kea/meson-info"