diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0071170..0caebed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ publish:
 	"$(PELICAN)" "$(INPUTDIR)" -o "$(OUTPUTDIR)" -s "$(PUBLISHCONF)" $(PELICANOPTS)
 
 rsync_upload: publish
-	rsync -avz $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
+	rsync -rl $(OUTPUTDIR)/ $(SSH_HOST):$(SSH_TARGET_DIR)
 
 .PHONY: html help clean regenerate serve serve-global devserver publish