diff --git a/libutil/cp.c b/libutil/cp.c
index cd94858..2ab32a0 100644
--- a/libutil/cp.c
+++ b/libutil/cp.c
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@ cp(const char *s1, const char *s2, int depth)
 	}
 
 	if (cp_iflag && access(s2, F_OK) == 0) {
-		if (!confirm("overwrite '%s'? ", s2)) {
-			cp_status = 1;
+		if (!confirm("overwrite '%s'? ", s2))
 			return 0;
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (cp_vflag)