diff --git a/pages/common/cp.md b/pages/common/cp.md
index efe5b5f652..2fb17d1881 100644
--- a/pages/common/cp.md
+++ b/pages/common/cp.md
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 
 `cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
 
-- Dereference symbolic links before copying:
+- Follow symbolic links before copying:
 
 `cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
diff --git a/pages/linux/cp.md b/pages/linux/cp.md
index ede074ec3f..62bf921297 100644
--- a/pages/linux/cp.md
+++ b/pages/linux/cp.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 `cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
 
-- Dereference symbolic links before copying:
+- Follow symbolic links before copying:
 
 `cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`