diff --git a/build_installer.py b/build_installer.py
index a4a796f..5d0e44c 100644
--- a/build_installer.py
+++ b/build_installer.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 lib = install / "lib"
 lib.mkdir(parents=True)
-shutil.copytree(path / "dist" / "dvc", lib / "dvc")
+shutil.copytree(path / "dist" / "dvc", lib / "dvc", symlinks=True)
 
 bash_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
 bash_completion = check_output(