1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/copy_file.c b/libbb/copy_file.c
index 9c1bba689..d3902ffbe 100644
--- a/libbb/copy_file.c
+++ b/libbb/copy_file.c
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ int copy_file(const char *source, const char *dest, int flags)
         int dest_exists = 1;
         int status = 0;
 
-        if (((flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS) &&
+        if ((!(flags & FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE) &&
                         lstat(source, &source_stat) < 0) ||
-                        (!(flags & FILEUTILS_PRESERVE_SYMLINKS) &&
+                        ((flags & FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE) &&
                          stat(source, &source_stat) < 0)) {
                 perror_msg("%s", source);
                 return -1;