diff --git a/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py b/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
index 49a6444..bcef17a 100644
--- a/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
+++ b/spqr/curateipsum/fs.py
@@ -112,12 +112,18 @@ def copy_direntry(entry: os.DirEntry, dst_path):
         copy_file(entry.path, dst_path)
 
     src_stat = entry.stat(follow_symlinks=False)
-    if not entry.is_symlink() or os.chown in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
-        os.chown(dst_path, src_stat.st_uid, src_stat.st_gid, follow_symlinks=False)
-    if not entry.is_symlink() or os.chmod in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
-        os.chmod(dst_path, src_stat.st_mode, follow_symlinks=False)
-    if not entry.is_symlink() or os.utime in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
-        os.utime(dst_path, (src_stat.st_atime, src_stat.st_mtime), follow_symlinks=False)
+    if entry.is_symlink():
+        # change symlink attributes only if supported by OS
+        if os.chown in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
+            os.chown(dst_path, src_stat.st_uid, src_stat.st_gid, follow_symlinks=False)
+        if os.chmod in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
+            os.chmod(dst_path, src_stat.st_mode, follow_symlinks=False)
+        if os.utime in os.supports_follow_symlinks:
+            os.utime(dst_path, (src_stat.st_atime, src_stat.st_mtime), follow_symlinks=False)
+    else:
+        os.chown(dst_path, src_stat.st_uid, src_stat.st_gid)
+        os.chmod(dst_path, src_stat.st_mode)
+        os.utime(dst_path, (src_stat.st_atime, src_stat.st_mtime))
 
 
 def update_direntry(src_entry: os.DirEntry, dst_entry: os.DirEntry):