diff --git a/Mk/Uses/pear.mk b/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
index a04a163fbdb8..690a1c6eb631 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/pear.mk
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ pear-pre-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} ""
 	@${FALSE}
 .    endif
+	@${CP} -p ${WRKSRC}/package.xml ${WRKDIR}/package.xml
 
 DIRFILTER=	${SED} -En '\:^.*/[^/]*$$:s:^(.+)/[^/]*$$:\1:p' \
 		    | ( while read r; do \