diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6610342..7e596434 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ $(BIN_TARGETS): $(LOCAL_BIN)/%: bin/%
 	command -v $? 2> /dev/null || ln -s $(PWD)$? $@
 
 $(HOME)/.ssh/config: $(HOME)/.ssh
-	cp $@ "$@"~
-	cp templates/ssh-config $@
+	cp -n templates/ssh-config $@
 
 $(PACKER_DIR):
 	git clone --depth 1 $(PACKER_REPO) $@