1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cp_mv.c b/cp_mv.c
index 4c3c7a32c..5e1a8415e 100644
--- a/cp_mv.c
+++ b/cp_mv.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ extern int cp_mv_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 goto exit_false;
 
         destDirFlag = isDirectory(baseDestName, TRUE, &destStatBuf);
-        if ((argc > 3) && destDirFlag == FALSE) {
+        if (argc - optind > 2 && destDirFlag == FALSE) {
                 errorMsg(not_a_directory, baseDestName);
                 goto exit_false;
         }