1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 7bc8630fb..78c0a0402 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (x.dereference == DEREF_UNDEFINED)
     {
-      if (x.recursive)
+      if (x.recursive && ! x.hard_link)
         /* This is compatible with FreeBSD.  */
         x.dereference = DEREF_NEVER;
       else