diff --git a/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in b/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
index 8c3090bd709..034566c7142 100644
--- a/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
+++ b/mac/cmake/1qt.cmake.in
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ FILE (GLOB PQPYLIST "${PYQTMODDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}/*.py")
 FOREACH (PQPY ${PQPYLIST})
     EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND cp -fp "${PQPY}" "${QGISPYDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}/")
 ENDFOREACH (PQPY)
-EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND cp -Rfp "${PYQTMODDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}/uic" "${QGISPYDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}")
+EXECUTE_PROCESS (COMMAND cp -RfpL "${PYQTMODDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}/uic" "${QGISPYDIR}/PyQt${QT_FWVER}")
 
 # PyQt utilities