diff --git a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
index 0e4df4569..e2fd20581 100644
--- a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
+++ b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ needing later on.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-<userinput>cp -a ../src/linux/include/linux .</userinput> and
-<userinput>cp -a ../src/linux/include/asm .</userinput>: These
+<userinput>cp -R ../src/linux/include/linux .</userinput> and
+<userinput>cp -R ../src/linux/include/asm .</userinput>: These
 commands copy the kernel headers in the <filename>$LFS/usr/include</filename>
 directory. For details on why we don't link to these directories
 (anymore), and instead copy them, please refer to the 
diff --git a/chapter05/kernel-inst.xml b/chapter05/kernel-inst.xml
index 0ed696855..f15a4bc5c 100644
--- a/chapter05/kernel-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter05/kernel-inst.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ The kernel configuration file is created by running the following command:
 	<userinput>yes "" | make config &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 	<userinput>make dep &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 	<userinput>cd $LFS/usr/include &amp;&amp;</userinput>
-	<userinput>cp -a ../src/linux/include/linux . &amp;&amp;</userinput>
-	<userinput>cp -a ../src/linux/include/asm .</userinput>
+	<userinput>cp -R ../src/linux/include/linux . &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+	<userinput>cp -R ../src/linux/include/asm .</userinput>
 </literallayout></blockquote>
 
 </sect2>