diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/core/lxqt-common/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/core/lxqt-common/default.nix
index b8076042a049..a4b8f000dc7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/core/lxqt-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/core/lxqt-common/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = lxqt.standardPatch
   + ''
     substituteInPlace ./startlxqt.in \
+      --replace  "cp " "cp --no-preserve=mode " \
       --replace xmessage "${xmessage}"/bin/xmessage
   '';