diff --git a/package/wireless-tools/Makefile b/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
index 6c511266200..c7b80f31d2a 100644
--- a/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ define Package/wireless-tools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libiw.so.28 $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/iw{config,getid,list,priv,spy} $(1)/usr/sbin/
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/iw{config,getid,list,priv,spy} $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,wireless-tools))