Copying symlinks as symlinks

I’m attempting to copy a symlink of a file in one directory to another directory. I need the copy to be a symlink, not a hard link or a broken symlink. cp -A and cp -P generated broken (flashing) symlinks as indicated by file -b . cp and cp -R create hard links. How would I create a copy of the symlink without resorting to ln -s and creating a new symlink from the original file (therefore requiring knowledge of its inode)? Thanks for your help.