diff --git a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f20b1f7a..b3462ad41 100644
--- a/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plasma/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ add_dependencies(gen_plasma_fbs flatbuffers_ep)
 # Copy the fbs files from Arrow project to local directory.
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${PLASMA_FBS_SRC}
-  COMMAND cp -rf ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../thirdparty/build/arrow/cpp/src/plasma/format/ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/format/
+  COMMAND mkdir -p ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/format/
+  COMMAND cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../thirdparty/build/arrow/cpp/src/plasma/format/plasma.fbs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/format/
+  COMMAND cp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../thirdparty/build/arrow/cpp/src/plasma/format/common.fbs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/format/
   COMMENT "Copying ${PLASMA_FBS_SRC} to local"
   VERBATIM)