diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b971b65187..28189b3d81 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -15866,7 +15866,7 @@ cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
               mkdir lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}
             fi
             if test -f setup.h; then
-                cp -f setup.h lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}/setup.h
+                cp -fp setup.h lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}/setup.h
             fi
 
             
@@ -15880,7 +15880,7 @@ cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
               mkdir include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}
             fi
             if test -f setup.h; then
-                mv -f setup.h include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}/setup.h
+                cp -fp setup.h include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}/setup.h
             fi
             
           
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dc9e74345e..4b2ef109b2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4047,7 +4047,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
               mkdir lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}
             fi
             if test -f setup.h; then
-                cp -f setup.h lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}/setup.h
+                cp -fp setup.h lib/wx/include/wx/${TOOLKIT_NAME}/setup.h
             fi
 
             dnl *move* setup.h to its final place
@@ -4062,7 +4062,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
               mkdir include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}
             fi
             if test -f setup.h; then
-                mv -f setup.h include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}/setup.h
+                cp -fp setup.h include/wx/${TOOLKIT_DIR}/setup.h
             fi
             
           ],