diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7cebeb0..d74f4d5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ FORCE:
 
 config.global: config.global.example
 	@ [ ! -e "$@" ] \
-		&& cat "$<" > "$@" \
+		&& cp "$<" "$@" \
 		&& $(EDITOR) "$@" \
 	|| true
 
@@ -142,5 +142,6 @@ clean-all: clean
 
 
 
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # vim:set ts=4 sw=4 nowrap :