diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index a5fb66d29..91507f319 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ fn backup_dest(dest: &Path, backup_path: &Path) -> CopyResult<PathBuf> {
 ///
 /// Copying to the same file is only allowed if both `--backup` and
 /// `--force` are specified and the file is a regular file.
-fn is_forbidden_copy_to_same_file(
+fn is_forbidden_to_copy_to_same_file(
     source: &Path,
     dest: &Path,
     options: &Options,
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@ fn handle_existing_dest(
 ) -> CopyResult<()> {
     // Disallow copying a file to itself, unless `--force` and
     // `--backup` are both specified.
-    if is_forbidden_copy_to_same_file(source, dest, options, source_in_command_line) {
+    if is_forbidden_to_copy_to_same_file(source, dest, options, source_in_command_line) {
         return Err(format!("{} and {} are the same file", source.quote(), dest.quote()).into());
     }