diff --git a/bazel/aquery.go b/bazel/aquery.go
index 8741afbc5..0dedcf492 100644
--- a/bazel/aquery.go
+++ b/bazel/aquery.go
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ func AqueryBuildStatements(aqueryJsonProto []byte) ([]BuildStatement, error) {
 			outDir := proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(filepath.Dir(out))
 			out = proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(out)
 			in := proptools.ShellEscapeIncludingSpaces(inputPaths[0])
-			buildStatement.Command = fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %[1]s && rm -f %[2]s && ln -rsf %[3]s %[2]s", outDir, out, in)
+			// Use hard links, because some soong actions expect real files (for example, `cp -d`).
+			buildStatement.Command = fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %[1]s && rm -f %[2]s && ln -f %[3]s %[2]s", outDir, out, in)
 			buildStatement.SymlinkPaths = outputPaths[:]
 		} else if len(actionEntry.Arguments) < 1 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("received action with no command: [%v]", buildStatement)
diff --git a/bazel/aquery_test.go b/bazel/aquery_test.go
index 43e41554e..88066c8fe 100644
--- a/bazel/aquery_test.go
+++ b/bazel/aquery_test.go
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ func TestSimpleSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 		BuildStatement{
 			Command: "mkdir -p one/symlink_subdir && " +
 				"rm -f one/symlink_subdir/symlink && " +
-				"ln -rsf one/file_subdir/file one/symlink_subdir/symlink",
+				"ln -f one/file_subdir/file one/symlink_subdir/symlink",
 			InputPaths:   []string{"one/file_subdir/file"},
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"one/symlink_subdir/symlink"},
 			SymlinkPaths: []string{"one/symlink_subdir/symlink"},
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ func TestSymlinkQuotesPaths(t *testing.T) {
 		BuildStatement{
 			Command: "mkdir -p 'one/symlink subdir' && " +
 				"rm -f 'one/symlink subdir/symlink' && " +
-				"ln -rsf 'one/file subdir/file' 'one/symlink subdir/symlink'",
+				"ln -f 'one/file subdir/file' 'one/symlink subdir/symlink'",
 			InputPaths:   []string{"one/file subdir/file"},
 			OutputPaths:  []string{"one/symlink subdir/symlink"},
 			SymlinkPaths: []string{"one/symlink subdir/symlink"},