1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 00bc61afa..d8e33f523 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -944,6 +944,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	case 'r':
 	  x.recursive = 1;
 	  x.copy_as_regular = 1;
+	  x.dereference = DEREF_ALWAYS;
 	  break;
 
 	case 'R':