diff --git a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
index 5be613ec6cc..7dbf8aedb50 100644
--- a/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cp/src/cp.rs
@@ -1242,6 +1242,11 @@ pub fn copy(sources: &[PathBuf], target: &Path, options: &Options) -> CopyResult
             seen_sources.insert(source);
         }
     }
+
+    if let Some(pb) = progress_bar {
+        pb.finish();
+    }
+
     if non_fatal_errors {
         Err(Error::NotAllFilesCopied)
     } else {