diff --git a/plugins-common/project.properties b/plugins-common/project.properties
index ab4840a0..c781fccc 100644
--- a/plugins-common/project.properties
+++ b/plugins-common/project.properties
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ maven.linkcheck.exclude=http://svn.apache.org,http://www.clarkware.com/software/
 #=====
 maven.site.stage.address=people.apache.org
 maven.site.deploy.method=rsync
+maven.rsync.args=-rlztO
 maven.site.stage.directory=${wwwroot}/staging-sites/m1-plugins/${pom.siteDirectory.substring(22)}
 wwwroot=/home/${maven.username}/public_html