diff --git a/trunk/PKGBUILD b/trunk/PKGBUILD
index 5725f25..246098f 100644
--- a/trunk/PKGBUILD
+++ b/trunk/PKGBUILD
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ _install() {
     f="${src#fakeinstall/}"
     dir="${pkgdir}/${f%/*}"
     install -m755 -d "${dir}"
-    mv -v "${src}" "${dir}/"
+    # use copy so a new file is created and fakeroot can track properties such as setuid
+    cp -av "${src}" "${dir}/"
+    rm -rf "${src}"
   done
 }