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diff --git a/gnu/build/activation.scm b/gnu/build/activation.scm
index 03c1d24126..009c1fff0a 100644
--- a/gnu/build/activation.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/activation.scm
@@ -155,7 +155,14 @@ numeric gid or #f."
(let ((target (string-append "/etc/" file))
(source (string-append "/etc/static/" file)))
(rm-f target)
- (symlink source target)))
+
+ ;; Things such as /etc/sudoers must be regular files, not
+ ;; symlinks; furthermore, they could be modified behind our
+ ;; back---e.g., with 'visudo'. Thus, make a copy instead of
+ ;; symlinking them.
+ (if (file-is-directory? source)
+ (symlink source target)
+ (copy-file source target))))
(scandir etc
(lambda (file)
(not (member file '("." ".."))))