diff --git a/__test__/assets/binary.spec.js b/__test__/assets/binary.spec.js
index 7381642..6355d2c 100644
--- a/__test__/assets/binary.spec.js
+++ b/__test__/assets/binary.spec.js
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ describe('verifyAndPlaceBinary()', () => {
 
     verifyAndPlaceBinary('command', './bin', callback);
 
-    expect(fs.renameSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('bin', 'command'), path.sep + path.join('usr', 'local', 'bin', 'command'));
+    expect(fs.copyFileSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('bin', 'command'), path.sep + path.join('usr', 'local', 'bin', 'command'));
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/assets/binary.js b/src/assets/binary.js
index 9f8063a..fc0ac2d 100644
--- a/src/assets/binary.js
+++ b/src/assets/binary.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const { join } = require('path');
-const { existsSync, renameSync, chmodSync } = require('fs');
+const { chmodSync, copyFileSync, existsSync, unlink } = require('fs');
 const { getInstallationPath } = require('../common');
 
 function verifyAndPlaceBinary(binName, binPath, callback) {
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ function verifyAndPlaceBinary(binName, binPath, callback) {
       }
 
       // Move the binary file and make sure it is executable
-      renameSync(join(binPath, binName), join(installationPath, binName));
+      copyFileSync(join(binPath, binName), join(installationPath, binName));
+      unlink(join(binPath, binName));
       chmodSync(join(installationPath, binName), '755');
 
       console.log('Placed binary on', join(installationPath, binName));