--- zic.c	2010-01-06 16:21:33.000000000 +0100
+++ zic.c	2010-06-01 01:34:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -614,6 +614,23 @@
 	return (errors == 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
+static int
+copy(fromname, toname)
+const char * const	fromname;
+const char * const	toname;
+{
+	if (!fork()) {
+		execlp("cp", "cp", fromname, toname);
+		_exit(1);
+	}
+	int s;
+	if (wait(&s) < 0)
+		return -1;
+	if (!WIFEXITED(s))
+		return -1;
+	return -WEXITSTATUS(s);
+}
+
 static void
 dolink(fromfield, tofield)
 const char * const	fromfield;
@@ -649,6 +666,8 @@
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 
 		result = link(fromname, toname);
+		if (result != 0)
+			result = copy(fromname, toname);
 #if HAVE_SYMLINK
 		if (result != 0 &&
 			access(fromname, F_OK) == 0 &&