1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index 07564afd0..636fbdc1d 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -172,22 +172,21 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
                 if (ENABLE_FEATURE_PRESERVE_HARDLINKS) {
                         char *link_name;
 
-                        if (!FLAGS_DEREF
-                         && is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat, &link_name)
-                        ) {
-                                if (link(link_name, dest) < 0) {
-                                        ovr = retry_overwrite(dest, flags);
-                                        if (ovr <= 0)
-                                                return ovr;
+                        if (!FLAGS_DEREF) {
+                                link_name = is_in_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat);
+                                if (link_name) {
                                         if (link(link_name, dest) < 0) {
-                                                bb_perror_msg("cannot create link '%s'", dest);
-                                                return -1;
+                                                ovr = retry_overwrite(dest, flags);
+                                                if (ovr <= 0)
+                                                        return ovr;
+                                                if (link(link_name, dest) < 0) {
+                                                        bb_perror_msg("cannot create link '%s'", dest);
+                                                        return -1;
+                                                }
                                         }
+                                        return 0;
                                 }
-                                return 0;
                         }
-                        // TODO: probably is_in_.. and add_to_...
-                        // can be combined: find_or_add_...
                         add_to_ino_dev_hashtable(&source_stat, dest);
                 }