diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index baab1da..cb52adc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ kernel.prepare: | submodule
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/debian)     $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/submodules) $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
-	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-kernel/Makefile)   $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
+	cp    submodules/pve-kernel/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/
 	cp -r submodules/pve-kernel/patches/*                   $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches
 	cp -r patches/kernel/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/kernel/patches/kernel
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ qemu.prepare: | submodule
 	mkdir -p $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-qemu/qemu)       $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 	ln -sf $$(readlink -f submodules/pve-qemu/Makefile)   $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
+	cp    submodules/pve-qemu/*                           $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/
 	cp -r submodules/pve-qemu/debian/*                    $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian
 	cp -r patches/qemu/*                                  $(BUILD_DIR)/qemu/debian/patches/pve