diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 6b92a095..ca2bd330 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -528,27 +528,21 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             run_step.step.dependOn(&src_install.step);
 
             {
-                // Use cp -R instead of Step.InstallDir because we need to preserve
-                // symlinks in the terminfo database. Zig's InstallDir step doesn't
-                // handle symlinks correctly yet.
-                const copy_step = RunStep.create(b, "copy terminfo db");
-                copy_step.addArgs(&.{ "cp", "-R" });
-                copy_step.addFileArg(path);
-                copy_step.addArg(b.fmt("{s}/share", .{b.install_path}));
-                b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_step.step);
+                const install_dir_step = b.addInstallDirectory(.{
+                    .source_dir = path,
+                    .install_dir = .prefix,
+                    .install_subdir = "share/terminfo",
+                });
+                b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&install_dir_step.step);
             }
 
             if (target.result.os.tag == .macos and exe_ != null) {
-                // Use cp -R instead of Step.InstallDir because we need to preserve
-                // symlinks in the terminfo database. Zig's InstallDir step doesn't
-                // handle symlinks correctly yet.
-                const copy_step = RunStep.create(b, "copy terminfo db");
-                copy_step.addArgs(&.{ "cp", "-R" });
-                copy_step.addFileArg(path);
-                copy_step.addArg(
-                    b.fmt("{s}/Ghostty.app/Contents/Resources", .{b.install_path}),
-                );
-                b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_step.step);
+                const install_dir_step = b.addInstallDirectory(.{
+                    .source_dir = path,
+                    .install_dir = .prefix,
+                    .install_subdir = "Ghostty.app/Contents/Resources/terminfo",
+                });
+                b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&install_dir_step.step);
             }
         }
     }