diff --git a/cfe_internal/enterprise/CFE_knowledge.cf b/cfe_internal/enterprise/CFE_knowledge.cf
index 2cf227d29a..7d952f252c 100644
--- a/cfe_internal/enterprise/CFE_knowledge.cf
+++ b/cfe_internal/enterprise/CFE_knowledge.cf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ bundle agent cfe_internal_setup_knowledge
       "$(cfe_internal_hub_vars.docroot)"
       comment => "Copy the basic knowledge base configuration from the installation to doc root",
       handle => "cfe_internal_setup_knowledge_files_doc_root_1",
-      copy_from => no_backup_cp("$(sys.workdir)/share/GUI"),
+      copy_from => no_backup_cp_compare("$(sys.workdir)/share/GUI", "binary"),
       depth_search => recurse("inf");
 
     any::
diff --git a/lib/files.cf b/lib/files.cf
index c0f003aa26..52d4a4d115 100644
--- a/lib/files.cf
+++ b/lib/files.cf
@@ -1585,6 +1585,19 @@ body copy_from no_backup_cp(from)
 
 ##
 
+body copy_from no_backup_cp_compare(from, comparison)
+# @brief Copy a local file (`from`) based on comparison (`comparison`) and don't make any backup of the previous version
+#
+# @param from The path to the source file.
+# @param comparison The comparison to use. (mtime|ctime|atime|exists|binary|hash|digest)
+{
+        source      => "$(from)";
+        copy_backup => "false";
+        compare => "$(comparison)";
+}
+
+##
+
 body copy_from no_backup_dcp(from)
 # @brief Copy a local file if contents have changed, and don't make any backup
 # of the previous version