diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_lssn2700-r0/hw-management b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_lssn2700-r0/hw-management
deleted file mode 120000
index eb5e941daad7..000000000000
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_lssn2700-r0/hw-management
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/mlnx/msn2700
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sonic-device-data/Makefile b/src/sonic-device-data/Makefile
index be2f73e62d4a..911c8641a682 100644
--- a/src/sonic-device-data/Makefile
+++ b/src/sonic-device-data/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ $(addprefix $(DEST)/, $(MAIN_TARGET)): $(DEST)/% :
 
 	# Create a new dir and copy all ONIE-platform-string-named dirs into it
 	mkdir ./device
-	cp -r ../../../device/*/* ./device/
-	find ./device/ -type l -exec bash -c 'test -e {} && (original=$$(readlink -f {}) && rm -rf {} && cp -r $$original {} ) ' \;
+	cp -r -H ../../../device/*/* ./device/
 
 	# Build the package
 	dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc