1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/cp.c b/cp.c
index 82d43adff..8f8fe5ed3 100644
--- a/cp.c
+++ b/cp.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         int status = 0;
         int opt;
-        int flags = 0;
+        int flags = FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE;
         int i;
 
         while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "adfipR")) != -1)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ extern int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         flags |= FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_STATUS | FILEUTILS_RECUR;
                         /* fallthrough */
                 case 'd':
-                        flags |= FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS;
+                        flags &= ~FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE;
                         break;
                 case 'f':
                         flags |= FILEUTILS_FORCE;
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ extern int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 int source_exists = 1;
                 int dest_exists = 1;
 
-                if (((flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS) &&
+                if ((!(flags & FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE) &&
                                 lstat(argv[optind], &source_stat) < 0) ||
-                                (!(flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS) &&
+                                ((flags & FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE) &&
                                  stat(argv[optind], &source_stat))) {
                         if (errno != ENOENT)
                                 perror_msg_and_die("unable to stat `%s'", argv[optind]);