diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/Deliver.mk b/solenv/gbuild/Deliver.mk
index ed44af2fae2e..bb3c815b8e1c 100644
--- a/solenv/gbuild/Deliver.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/Deliver.mk
@@ -25,19 +25,13 @@
 #
 #*************************************************************************
 
-# gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY is set by the platform
+gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY := $(GNUCOPY)
 
 # if ($true) then old files will get removed from the target location before
 # they are copied there. In multi-user environments, this is needed you need to
 # be the owner of the target file to be able to modify timestamps
 gb_Deliver_CLEARONDELIVER := $(true)
 
-gb_Deliver__deliverprefix = mkdir -p $(dir $(1)) &&
-
-ifeq ($(gb_Deliver_CLEARONDELIVER),$(true))
-gb_Deliver__deliverprefix += rm -rf $(1) &&
-endif
-
 define gb_Deliver_init
 gb_Deliver_DELIVERABLES :=
 
@@ -49,9 +43,17 @@ gb_Deliver_DELIVERABLES += $$(patsubst $(REPODIR)/%,%,$(2)):$$(patsubst $(REPODI
 
 endef
 
+ifeq($(strip $(gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY),)
 define gb_Deliver_deliver
-$(call gb_Deliver__deliverprefix,$(2)) $(gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY) -f $(1) $(2) && touch -r $(1) $(2)
+mkdir -p $(dir $(2)) && $(if $(gb_Deliver_CLEARONDELIVER),rm -f $(1) &&) cp -f $(1) $(2) && touch -r $(1) $(2)
+
 endef
+else
+define gb_Deliver_deliver
+mkdir -p $(dir $(2)) && $(gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY) $(if $(gb_Deliver_CLEARONDELIVER),--remove-destination) -pf $(1) $(2)
+
+endef
+
 
 # We are currently only creating a deliver.log, if only one module gets build.
 # As it is possible to add gbuild modules into other (which is done for example for
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/linux.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/linux.mk
index 31aaf5e4bada..658e11619d66 100755
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/linux.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/linux.mk
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ endif
 
 gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native = $(gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs)
 
-# Deliver class
-
-gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY := cp
-
-
 # CObject class
 
 define gb_CObject__command
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/macosx.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/macosx.mk
index 40ea6ba88906..7b6bfa49af28 100755
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/macosx.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/macosx.mk
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ endif
 # Helper class
 
 gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native = $(gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs)
-gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY := cp
 
 
 # CObject class
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/solaris.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/solaris.mk
index 1fb7f047b1b6..a288a6a39368 100755
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/solaris.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/solaris.mk
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ endif
 # Helper class
 
 gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs_native = $(gb_Helper_abbreviate_dirs)
-gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY := $(or $(GNUCOPY),gnucp)
-
 
 # CObject class
 
diff --git a/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk b/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
index 019ce4216ca8..df2a821e69b1 100755
--- a/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
+++ b/solenv/gbuild/platform/windows.mk
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ endif
 
 # Helper class
 
-gb_Deliver_GNUCOPY := cp
 gb_Helper_SRCDIR_NATIVE := $(shell cygpath -m $(SRCDIR))
 gb_Helper_WORKDIR_NATIVE := $(shell cygpath -m $(WORKDIR))
 gb_Helper_OUTDIR_NATIVE := $(shell cygpath -m $(OUTDIR))