diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
index d17854285f2b6..118e0964bda94 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/lib.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ endef
 run_tests: all
 ifdef building_out_of_srctree
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)$(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED)$(TEST_FILES)" != "X" ]; then \
-		rsync -aLq $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(OUTPUT); \
+		rsync -aq --copy-unsafe-links $(TEST_PROGS) $(TEST_PROGS_EXTENDED) $(TEST_FILES) $(OUTPUT); \
 	fi
 	@if [ "X$(TEST_PROGS)" != "X" ]; then \
 		$(call RUN_TESTS, $(TEST_GEN_PROGS) $(TEST_CUSTOM_PROGS) \
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ endif
 
 define INSTALL_SINGLE_RULE
 	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),@mkdir -p $(INSTALL_PATH))
-	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),rsync -aL $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
+	$(if $(INSTALL_LIST),rsync -a --copy-unsafe-links $(INSTALL_LIST) $(INSTALL_PATH)/)
 endef
 
 define INSTALL_RULE