diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.c b/bin/cp/cp.c
--- a/bin/cp/cp.c
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 PATH_T to = { to.p_path, emptystring, "" };
 
 int Nflag, fflag, iflag, lflag, nflag, pflag, sflag, vflag;
-static int Hflag, Lflag, Rflag, rflag;
+static int Hflag, Lflag, Pflag, Rflag, rflag;
 volatile sig_atomic_t info;
 
 enum op { FILE_TO_FILE, FILE_TO_DIR, DIR_TO_DNE };
@@ -86,12 +86,11 @@
 {
 	struct stat to_stat, tmp_stat;
 	enum op type;
-	int Pflag, ch, fts_options, r, have_trailing_slash;
+	int ch, fts_options, r, have_trailing_slash;
 	char *target;
 
 	fts_options = FTS_NOCHDIR | FTS_PHYSICAL;
-	Pflag = 0;
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "HLNPRafilnprsvx")) != -1)
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "HLPRafilNnprsvx")) != -1)
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'H':
 			Hflag = 1;
@@ -101,9 +100,6 @@
 			Lflag = 1;
 			Hflag = Pflag = 0;
 			break;
-		case 'N':
-			Nflag = 1;
-			break;
 		case 'P':
 			Pflag = 1;
 			Hflag = Lflag = 0;
@@ -128,6 +124,9 @@
 		case 'l':
 			lflag = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'N':
+			Nflag = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'n':
 			nflag = 1;
 			fflag = iflag = 0;