--- a/src/depot.rs
+++ b/src/depot.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Depot {
     )
     .context(format!("failed to create directory {:?}", dst))?;
 
-    copy_dir::copy_dir(&src, &dst).context(format!("failed to copy directory {:?} to {:?}", src, dst))?;
+    std::process::Command::new("cp").arg("-pr").arg(&src).arg(&dst).spawn().context(format!("failed to copy directory {:?} to {:?}", src, dst))?;
     Ok(())
   }