diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/DEFS.bzl b/packages/react-native-codegen/DEFS.bzl
index 7f52f314861..606db2c3eb8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/DEFS.bzl
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/DEFS.bzl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def rn_codegen_cli():
             bash = r"""
                 set -euo pipefail
                 mkdir -p "$OUT"
-                cp -r "$SRCDIR/." "$OUT/"
+                rsync -rLptgoD "$SRCDIR/" "$OUT"
                 cd "$OUT"
                 yarn install 2> >(grep -v '^warning' 1>&2)
                 yarn run build