1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/mv.c b/src/mv.c
index a5ab95dcf..db9207bd5 100644
--- a/src/mv.c
+++ b/src/mv.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ cp_option_init (struct cp_options *x)
   x->preserve_security_context = selinux_enabled;
   x->require_preserve = false;  /* FIXME: maybe make this an option */
   x->require_preserve_context = false;
+  x->preserve_xattr = true;
   x->recursive = true;
   x->sparse_mode = SPARSE_AUTO;  /* FIXME: maybe make this an option */
   x->symbolic_link = false;