diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1
index 37304235635f..76d785912811 100644
--- a/bin/cp/cp.1
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)cp.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 23, 2005
+.Dd August 24, 2006
 .Dt CP 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
 .Oc
 .Op Fl f | i | n
-.Op Fl plv
+.Op Fl lpv
 .Ar source_file target_file
 .Nm
 .Oo
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
 .Oc
 .Op Fl f | i | n
-.Op Fl plv
+.Op Fl lpv
 .Ar source_file ... target_directory
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 In the first synopsis form, the
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ If you need to preserve hard links, consider using
 or
 .Xr pax 1
 instead.
-.It Fl l
-Create hard links to regular files in a hierarchy instead of copying.
 .It Fl f
 For each existing destination pathname, remove it and
 create a new file, without prompting for confirmation
@@ -146,6 +144,8 @@ option overrides any previous
 or
 .Fl n
 options.)
+.It Fl l
+Create hard links to regular files in a hierarchy instead of copying.
 .It Fl n
 Do not overwrite an existing file.
 (The
diff --git a/bin/cp/utils.c b/bin/cp/utils.c
index e4c11fe3e8fb..d9e40b24542e 100644
--- a/bin/cp/utils.c
+++ b/bin/cp/utils.c
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ usage(void)
 {
 
 	(void)fprintf(stderr, "%s\n%s\n",
-"usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-plv] source_file target_file",
-"       cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-plv] source_file ... "
+"usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-lpv] source_file target_file",
+"       cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-lpv] source_file ... "
 "target_directory");
 	exit(EX_USAGE);
 }