diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.c b/bin/cp/cp.c
index 86dbb3c..24296de 100644
--- a/bin/cp/cp.c
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.c
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ copy(char *argv[], enum op type, int fts_options)
 		}
 
 		/* Not an error but need to remember it happened */
-		if (stat(to.p_path, &to_stat) == -1)
+		if ((!Rflag && stat(to.p_path, &to_stat) == -1) ||
+		    (Rflag && lstat(to.p_path, &to_stat) == -1))
 			dne = 1;
 		else {
 			if (to_stat.st_dev == curr->fts_statp->st_dev &&
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ copy(char *argv[], enum op type, int fts_options)
 				badcp = rval = 1;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (vflag && !badcp)
+		if (vflag && !badcp && !nflag)
 			(void)printf("%s -> %s\n", curr->fts_path, to.p_path);
 	}
 	if (errno)
diff --git a/bin/cp/utils.c b/bin/cp/utils.c
index d729bd5..8cedeba 100644
--- a/bin/cp/utils.c
+++ b/bin/cp/utils.c
@@ -266,6 +266,11 @@ copy_link(const FTSENT *p, int exists)
 	int len;
 	char llink[PATH_MAX];
 
+	if (exists && nflag) {
+		if (vflag)
+			printf("%s not overwritten\n", to.p_path);
+		return (0);
+	}
 	if ((len = readlink(p->fts_path, llink, sizeof(llink) - 1)) == -1) {
 		warn("readlink: %s", p->fts_path);
 		return (1);