diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/CMakeLists.txt
index b324014ce8..d9728176c2 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/amdsmi_cli/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(PY_CLI_INSTALL_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR}" CACHE STRING "CLI tool inst
 # populate version string
 configure_file(_version.py.in ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/_version.py @ONLY)
 
-# hard-linking instead of copying avoids unnecessarry regeneration of packaged files
+# copy only if files are different
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/__init__.py
            ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/amdsmi_cli.py
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ add_custom_command(
            ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/Release_Notes.md
     DEPENDS amdsmi_cli
     COMMAND mkdir -p ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/__init__.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_cli.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_commands.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_helpers.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_init.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_logger.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_parser.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_cli_exceptions.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/BDF.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Release_Notes.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/__init__.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_cli.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_commands.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_helpers.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_init.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_logger.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_parser.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_cli_exceptions.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/BDF.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Release_Notes.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
 
 # The CLI requires the python amdsmi wrapper to be installed
 add_custom_target(
diff --git a/projects/amdsmi/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/amdsmi/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 6aaa50561f..71adf3f0f7 100644
--- a/projects/amdsmi/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/amdsmi/py-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if(NOT GOOD_CLANG_FOUND)
         OUTPUT amdsmi_wrapper.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py
         DEPENDS ${AMD_SMI} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py
         COMMAND mkdir -p ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}
-        COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
+        COMMAND  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
 else()
     find_package(Python3 3.6 COMPONENTS Interpreter Development REQUIRED)
     # --break-system-packages is needed for python 3.11
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ else()
         COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} generator.py "$<$<BOOL:${ENABLE_ESMI_LIB}>:-e -DENABLE_ESMI_LIB>" -i amdsmi.h -l
                 ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/libamd_smi.so -o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py
         COMMAND mkdir -p ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}
-        COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_wrapper.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
 endif()
 
 # populate version string
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/__init__.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/amdsmi_exception.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/amdsmi_interface.py
            ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/README.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/LICENSE
     DEPENDS python_wrapper
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/__init__.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_exception.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_interface.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
-    COMMAND ln -Pf ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/__init__.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_exception.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/amdsmi_interface.py ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/)
 
 # copy libamd_smi.so to allow for a self-contained python package
 add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${PY_PACKAGE_DIR}/libamd_smi.so DEPENDS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/libamd_smi.so