diff --git a/IOPool/Input/test/testNoParentDictionary.sh b/IOPool/Input/test/testNoParentDictionary.sh
index 9d22bdf0bcbac..66b63d58bb355 100755
--- a/IOPool/Input/test/testNoParentDictionary.sh
+++ b/IOPool/Input/test/testNoParentDictionary.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ eval `scram run -sh`
 for DIR in ${OLD_CMSSW_BASE} ${CMSSW_RELEASE_BASE} ${CMSSW_FULL_RELEASE_BASE} ; do
     if [ -d ${DIR}/src/DataFormats/TestObjects ]; then
         mkdir DataFormats
-        cp -r ${DIR}/src/DataFormats/TestObjects DataFormats/
+        cp -Lr ${DIR}/src/DataFormats/TestObjects DataFormats/
         break
     fi
 done