diff --git a/ima-setup.sh b/ima-setup.sh
index bc689f8..178f1fd 100755
--- a/ima-setup.sh
+++ b/ima-setup.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ load_ima_policy() {
 	# policy containing rules like "appraise obj_type=ifconfig_exec_t" can be
 	# loaded
 	[[ -e /etc/ima ]] || mkdir -p /etc/ima/
-	if ! cp --preserve=xattr "$ima_policy_path" "$IMA_SYSTEMD_POLICY"; then
+	if ! cp --preserve=all "$ima_policy_path" "$IMA_SYSTEMD_POLICY"; then
 		echo "Failed to copy $ima_policy_path to $IMA_SYSTEMD_POLICY"
 		return 1
 	fi
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ load_ima_keys
 # Include the dracut integrity module to load the IMA keys and policy
 # automatically when there is a system reboot
 if ! lsinitrd --mod | grep -q integrity; then
-	cp --preserve=xattr /usr/share/ima/dracut-98-integrity.conf /etc/dracut.conf.d/98-integrity.conf
+	cp --preserve=all /usr/share/ima/dracut-98-integrity.conf /etc/dracut.conf.d/98-integrity.conf
 	echo "Rebuilding the initramfs of kernel-$(uname -r) to include the dracut integrity module"
 	dracut -f