1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index af4bd601b..878507616 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	  x.require_preserve = true;
 	  if (selinux_enabled)
 	     x.preserve_security_context = true;
+	  x.preserve_xattr = true;
 	  x.reduce_diagnostics = true;
 	  x.recursive = true;
 	  break;