diff --git a/mkimage b/mkimage
index 962ddf5..7a657f0 100755
--- a/mkimage
+++ b/mkimage
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exec 2> >(tee -ia "$LOGFILE" >&2)
 
 DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 cp -a /usr/share/debootstrap/* "$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR"
-cp -a /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg "$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR"
+cp -aL /usr/share/keyrings/debian-archive-keyring.gpg "$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR"
 cp -a "${ROOT}/debootstrap/"* "${DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR}/scripts"
 
 KEYRING=$DEBOOTSTRAP_DIR/debian-archive-keyring.gpg