diff --git a/dependencies.py b/dependencies.py
index 478c176..dd164cd 100644
--- a/dependencies.py
+++ b/dependencies.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class KiwixAndroid(Dependency):
 
         def _configure(self, context):
             if not os.path.exists(self.build_path):
-                shutil.copytree(self.source_path, self.build_path)
+                shutil.copytree(self.source_path, self.build_path, symlinks=True)
             try:
                 shutil.rmtree(pj(self.build_path, 'kiwixlib', 'src', 'main'))
             except FileNotFoundError:
diff --git a/travis/install_extra_deps.sh b/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
index a42c30b..fa5910c 100755
--- a/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
+++ b/travis/install_extra_deps.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ orig_dir=$(pwd)
 
 sudo apt-get update -qq
 sudo apt-get install -qq python3-pip zlib1g-dev libjpeg-dev
-pip3 install meson
-pip3 install pillow
+pip3 install --user meson
+pip3 install --user pillow
 
 # ninja
 git clone git://github.com/ninja-build/ninja.git