1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 752a850753..0d2659c46e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -800,9 +800,7 @@ endif # merged /usr
 
 	@$(foreach d, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)), \
 		$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $(d)"); \
-		rsync -a --ignore-times --keep-dirlinks $(RSYNC_VCS_EXCLUSIONS) \
-			--chmod=u=rwX,go=rX --exclude .empty --exclude '*~' \
-			$(d)/ $(TARGET_DIR)$(sep))
+		$(call SYSTEM_RSYNC,$(d),$(TARGET_DIR))$(sep))
 
 	@$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \
 		$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script $(s)"); \