diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e721adef..90374e1be 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export SGML_CATALOG_FILES
 WGET=wget
 # rsync
 RSYNC=rsync
-RSYNC_FLAGS=--verbose --recursive --delete --delete-after --delete-excluded --checksum --chmod=ugo=rX
+# -l, --links                 copy symlinks as symlinks
+RSYNC_FLAGS=--links --verbose --recursive --delete --delete-after --delete-excluded --checksum --chmod=ugo=rX
 # Editor
 EDITOR?=vim
 # Browser