diff --git a/create_arm_img_urpmi.sh b/create_arm_img_urpmi.sh
index 90ac4fa..0818c40 100755
--- a/create_arm_img_urpmi.sh
+++ b/create_arm_img_urpmi.sh
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ EOF" >>"$BUILD_PATH/second_stage_install.sh"
 
 
 	info "Copying skel in root directory"
-	/bin/rsync -a /etc/skel/ "$BUILD_PATH/root/"
+	/bin/rsync -rlptH /etc/skel/ "$BUILD_PATH/root/"
 
 
 	case $TARGET in
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ brcmfmac" >> "$BUILD_PATH"/etc/modules
 			fi
 
 			info "copying Mageia image to root partition"
-			/bin/rsync -a --exclude "$ARM_BOOT/" --exclude "qemu-arm-static*" "$BUILD_PATH/" "$ROOT/"
-			/bin/rsync -a "$ARM_BOOT/" "$BOOT/"
+			/bin/rsync -rlptDH --exclude "$ARM_BOOT/" --exclude "qemu-arm-static*" "$BUILD_PATH/" "$ROOT/"
+			/bin/rsync -rlptDH "$ARM_BOOT/" "$BOOT/"
 			;;
 		odroid)
 			ODROID_BOOT="$BUILD_PATH/mnt/odroid_boot"
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ brcmfmac" >> "$BUILD_PATH"/etc/modules
 			info "Copying extlinux.conf on $ODROID_BOOT"
 			cp -R "$BUILD_PATH/boot/extlinux" "$ODROID_BOOT/"
 			info "copying Mageia image to root partition"
-			/bin/rsync -a --exclude "$ODROID_BOOT/" --exclude "qemu-arm-static*" "$BUILD_PATH/" "$ROOT/"
-			/bin/rsync -a "$ODROID_BOOT/" "$BOOT/"
+			/bin/rsync -rlptDH --exclude "$ODROID_BOOT/" --exclude "qemu-arm-static*" "$BUILD_PATH/" "$ROOT/"
+			/bin/rsync -rlptDH "$ODROID_BOOT/" "$BOOT/"
 			;;
 	esac
 
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ brcmfmac" >> "$BUILD_PATH"/etc/modules
 copyingcommon()
 {
 	title "Copying common files and configuration"
-	rsync -aP "$SOURCE_PATH/common/" "$ROOT/"
-	rsync -aP "$SOURCE_PATH/tools/"*.sh "$ROOT/usr/local/bin/"
+	rsync -rlptDH "$SOURCE_PATH/common/" "$ROOT/"
+	rsync -rlptDH "$SOURCE_PATH/tools/"*.sh "$ROOT/usr/local/bin/"
 	chown root:root "$ROOT/usr/local/bin/"
 }