diff --git a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
index a89022963..517e5faa3 100644
--- a/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
+++ b/chapter05/kernel-exp.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ needing later on.
 </para>
 
 <para>
-<userinput>cp -R ../src/linux/include/linux .</userinput> and
+<userinput>cp -a ../src/linux/include/linux .</userinput> and
 <userinput>mkdir asm &amp;&amp; cp -a ../src/linux/include/asm/* .</userinput>:
 These commands copy the kernel headers in the 
 <filename>$LFS/usr/include</filename> directory.