diff --git a/dist/tools/kconfiglib/Makefile b/dist/tools/kconfiglib/Makefile
index c825402369..520c2f505f 100644
--- a/dist/tools/kconfiglib/Makefile
+++ b/dist/tools/kconfiglib/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ PKG_BUILDDIR=$(CURDIR)/bin
 .PHONY: all
 
 all: git-download
-	cp -t . $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/kconfiglib.py $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/menuconfig.py \
-		$(PKG_BUILDDIR)/genconfig.py $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/examples/merge_config.py
+	cp $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/kconfiglib.py $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/menuconfig.py \
+	   $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/genconfig.py $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/examples/merge_config.py \
+	   .
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk