1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f8ed0e29..98db8b1ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -501,6 +501,13 @@ endif
 		echo "PRETTY_NAME=\"Buildroot $(BR2_VERSION)\"" \
 	) >  $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/os-release
 
+	@for dir in $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY)); do \
+		$(call MESSAGE,"Copying overlay $${dir}"); \
+		rsync -a \
+			--exclude .svn --exclude .git --exclude .hg --exclude '*~' \
+			$${dir}/ $(TARGET_DIR); \
+	done
+
 ifneq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT),"")
 	@$(call MESSAGE,"Executing post-build script\(s\)")
 	@$(foreach s, $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT)), \