diff --git a/scripts/clang++/base/common.sh b/scripts/clang++/base/common.sh
index 054d4bcf7..0316a67b9 100755
--- a/scripts/clang++/base/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/clang++/base/common.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ function mason_build {
 
     # copy c++ headers (on osx these are a symlink to the system headers)
     if [[ -d "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" ]]; then
-        cp -r "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" "${MASON_PREFIX}/include/"
+        # todo check if symLink
+        cp -a "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" "${MASON_PREFIX}/include/"
     fi
 
     # copy libs
diff --git a/scripts/clang-tidy/base/common.sh b/scripts/clang-tidy/base/common.sh
index d9e3e0abb..8f2346416 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-tidy/base/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/clang-tidy/base/common.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function mason_build {
 
     # copy c++ headers (on osx these are a symlink to the system headers)
     if [[ -d "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" ]]; then
-        cp -r "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" "${MASON_PREFIX}/include/"
+        cp -a "${CLANG_PREFIX}/include/c++" "${MASON_PREFIX}/include/"
     fi
 
     # copy c headers
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ function mason_ldflags {
 
 function mason_static_libs {
     :
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}