Bug: dh_make fails to make driver symbolic links without absolute paths

[SP <s.p@orbitalfox.com>]

Apparently cp -s needs absolute paths. Yet dh_make tries to use it 
relative paths (called from Debian dpkg-buildpackage version 
1.15.8.10ubuntu1). Quoting relevant log below:

# Copy only the driver source to the proper location
cp -s driver/* debian/XXX-source/usr/src/modules/XXX
cp: `debian/XXX-source/usr/src/modules/s2226/XXX.ko': can make relative 
symbolic links only in current directory

Has this been fixed in upstream? Is there a work around?

Bug has been filed here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dh-make/+bug/803882

Thank you