diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index e92e72f24..2c5222bc9 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -497,6 +497,11 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                 .overrides_with(options::NO_DEREFERENCE)
                 .help("always follow symbolic links in SOURCE"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new(options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS)
+                .short('H')
+                .help("follow command-line symbolic links in SOURCE"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::ARCHIVE)
                 .short('a')
@@ -544,11 +549,6 @@ pub fn uu_app<'a>() -> Command<'a> {
                     default type",
                 ),
         )
-        .arg(
-            Arg::new(options::CLI_SYMBOLIC_LINKS)
-                .short('H')
-                .help("NotImplemented: follow command-line symbolic links in SOURCE"),
-        )
         // END TODO
         .arg(
             Arg::new(options::PATHS)