diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 958e5d06..83aee46b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+livecd-rootfs (2.171) saucy; urgency=low
+
+  * seems unlike my local build the buildd doesnt get along with links, use
+    copy instead
+
+ -- Oliver Grawert <ogra@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 07 Aug 2013 21:56:07 +0200
+
 livecd-rootfs (2.170) saucy; urgency=low
 
   * fix package mirror in android package install routine
diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index c25b19ac..87b172be 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ if [ "$PROJECT" = "ubuntu-touch" ] && [ "$ARCH" = "armhf" ]; then
 		cp "chroot/usr/share/android/product/${REL}-preinstalled-boot-armhf+${subarch}.img"\
 			 "${PREFIX}.boot-armhf+${subarch}.img"
 		# drop this following line once cdimage can handle -boot-*.img
-		ln -s "${PREFIX}.boot-armhf+${subarch}.img" "${PREFIX}.bootimg-${subarch}" 
+		cp "${PREFIX}.boot-armhf+${subarch}.img" "${PREFIX}.bootimg-${subarch}"
 		cp "chroot/usr/share/android/product/${REL}-preinstalled-touch-armel+${subarch}.zip"\
 			 "${PREFIX}.armel+${subarch}.zip"
 	done