diff --git a/commands/cp.c b/commands/cp.c
index 54934dd..845dae6 100644
--- a/commands/cp.c
+++ b/commands/cp.c
@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Copy file from SRC to DEST.")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_TEXT("Options:")
+BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-r", "recursive")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_OPT ("-v", "verbose")
 BAREBOX_CMD_HELP_END
 
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(cp)
 	.cmd		= do_cp,
 	BAREBOX_CMD_DESC("copy files")
-	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("[-v] SRC DEST")
+	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("[-rv] SRC DEST")
 	BAREBOX_CMD_GROUP(CMD_GRP_FILE)
 	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_cp_help)
 BAREBOX_CMD_END