diff --git a/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go b/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
index efd83c684..6a512d1f4 100644
--- a/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
+++ b/powershell/hyperv/hyperv.go
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ func CopyExportedVirtualMachine(expPath string, outputPath string, vhdDir string
 
 	var script = `
 param([string]$srcPath, [string]$dstPath, [string]$vhdDirName, [string]$vmDir)
-Copy-Item -Path $srcPath/$vhdDirName -Destination $dstPath -recurse
-Copy-Item -Path $srcPath/$vmDir -Destination $dstPath
-Copy-Item -Path $srcPath/$vmDir/*.xml -Destination $dstPath/$vmDir
+Move-Item -Path $srcPath/*.* -Destination $dstPath
+Move-Item -Path $srcPath/$vhdDirName -Destination $dstPath
+Move-Item -Path $srcPath/$vmDir -Destination $dstPath
 `
 
 	var ps powershell.PowerShellCmd