diff --git a/src/platform.ts b/src/platform.ts
index 34810889..8989ef34 100644
--- a/src/platform.ts
+++ b/src/platform.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export class App {
 
     await fs.copy(this.opts.dir, this.originalResourcesAppDir, {
       filter: userPathFilter(this.opts),
-      dereference: this.opts.derefSymlinks,
+      dereference: this.opts.derefSymlinks ?? true,
     });
     await promisifyHooks(this.opts.afterCopy, this.hookArgsWithOriginalResourcesAppDir);
     if (this.opts.prune) {