1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/cp.c b/coreutils/cp.c
index 83460190a..4af73c274 100644
--- a/coreutils/cp.c
+++ b/coreutils/cp.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const char cp_usage[] = "cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST\n"
     "\n"
     "\t-a\tsame as -dpR\n"
     "\t-d\tpreserve links\n"
-    "\t-p\tpreserve file attributes if possable\n"
+    "\t-p\tpreserve file attributes if possible\n"
     "\t-R\tcopy directories recursively\n";