diff --git a/bin/cp/utils.c b/bin/cp/utils.c
index e77a6c13a370..f58ed7a96f9b 100644
--- a/bin/cp/utils.c
+++ b/bin/cp/utils.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ setfile(struct stat *fs, int fd)
 
 	tspec[0] = fs->st_atim;
 	tspec[1] = fs->st_mtim;
-	if (utimensat(AT_FDCWD, to.p_path, tspec,
+	if (fdval ? futimens(fd, tspec) : utimensat(AT_FDCWD, to.p_path, tspec,
 	    islink ? AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW : 0)) {
 		warn("utimensat: %s", to.p_path);
 		rval = 1;
diff --git a/bin/mv/mv.c b/bin/mv/mv.c
index 999c8fc8af4c..a95b07a288b0 100644
--- a/bin/mv/mv.c
+++ b/bin/mv/mv.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ err:		if (unlink(to))
 
 	ts[0] = sbp->st_atim;
 	ts[1] = sbp->st_mtim;
-	if (utimensat(AT_FDCWD, to, ts, 0))
+	if (futimens(to_fd, ts))
 		warn("%s: set times", to);
 
 	if (close(to_fd)) {