diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-preserve-time.test.js b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-preserve-time.test.js
index 6a4ad9f2..3f9f60ce 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-preserve-time.test.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/__tests__/copy-sync-preserve-time.test.js
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ describeIf64('copySync', () => {
     require(process.cwd()).emptyDir(TEST_DIR, done)
   })
 
-  describe('> modification option', () => {
+  describe('> preserveTimestamps option', () => {
     const SRC_FIXTURES_DIR = path.join(__dirname, './fixtures')
     const FILES = ['a-file', path.join('a-folder', 'another-file'), path.join('a-folder', 'another-folder', 'file3')]
 
-    describe('> when modified option is turned off', () => {
+    describe('> when preserveTimestamps option is false', () => {
       it('should have different timestamps on copy', () => {
         const from = path.join(SRC_FIXTURES_DIR)
         copySync(from, TEST_DIR, {preserveTimestamps: false})
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describeIf64('copySync', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    describe('> when modified option is turned on', () => {
+    describe('> when preserveTimestamps option is true', () => {
       it('should have the same timestamps on copy', () => {
         const from = path.join(SRC_FIXTURES_DIR)
         copySync(from, TEST_DIR, {preserveTimestamps: true})
diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js b/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
index 102a6be6..452ca6cc 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/copy-file-sync.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const fs = require('graceful-fs')
+const utimesSync = require('../util/utimes.js').utimesMillisSync
 
 const BUF_LENGTH = 64 * 1024
 const _buff = require('../util/buffer')(BUF_LENGTH)
@@ -18,6 +19,17 @@ function copyFileSync (srcFile, destFile, options) {
     } else return
   }
 
+  if (typeof fs.copyFileSync === 'function') {
+    fs.copyFileSync(srcFile, destFile)
+    const st = fs.lstatSync(srcFile)
+    fs.chmodSync(destFile, st.mode)
+    if (preserveTimestamps) utimesSync(destFile, st.atime, st.mtime)
+    return undefined
+  }
+  return copyFileSyncFallback(srcFile, destFile, preserveTimestamps)
+}
+
+function copyFileSyncFallback (srcFile, destFile, preserveTimestamps) {
   const fdr = fs.openSync(srcFile, 'r')
   const stat = fs.fstatSync(fdr)
   const fdw = fs.openSync(destFile, 'w', stat.mode)
@@ -30,10 +42,7 @@ function copyFileSync (srcFile, destFile, options) {
     pos += bytesRead
   }
 
-  if (preserveTimestamps) {
-    fs.futimesSync(fdw, stat.atime, stat.mtime)
-  }
-
+  if (preserveTimestamps) fs.futimesSync(fdw, stat.atime, stat.mtime)
   fs.closeSync(fdr)
   fs.closeSync(fdw)
 }
diff --git a/lib/copy/copy.js b/lib/copy/copy.js
index 32463b6e..5288dd1c 100644
--- a/lib/copy/copy.js
+++ b/lib/copy/copy.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function copyFile (srcStat, src, dest, opts, cb) {
   if (typeof fs.copyFile === 'function') {
     return fs.copyFile(src, dest, err => {
       if (err) return cb(err)
-      return handleDestModeAndTimestamps(srcStat, dest, opts, cb)
+      return setDestModeAndTimestamps(srcStat, dest, opts, cb)
     })
   }
   return copyFileFallback(srcStat, src, dest, opts, cb)
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ function copyFileFallback (srcStat, src, dest, opts, cb) {
   ws.on('error', err => cb(err))
 
   ws.on('open', () => rs.pipe(ws))
-    .once('close', () => handleDestModeAndTimestamps(srcStat, dest, opts, cb))
+    .once('close', () => setDestModeAndTimestamps(srcStat, dest, opts, cb))
 }
 
-function handleDestModeAndTimestamps (srcStat, dest, opts, cb) {
+function setDestModeAndTimestamps (srcStat, dest, opts, cb) {
   fs.chmod(dest, srcStat.mode, err => {
     if (err) return cb(err)
     if (opts.preserveTimestamps) {
diff --git a/lib/util/utimes.js b/lib/util/utimes.js
index 4c320993..8916a1b8 100644
--- a/lib/util/utimes.js
+++ b/lib/util/utimes.js
@@ -64,9 +64,16 @@ function utimesMillis (path, atime, mtime, callback) {
   })
 }
 
+function utimesMillisSync (path, atime, mtime) {
+  const fd = fs.openSync(path, 'r+')
+  fs.futimesSync(fd, atime, mtime)
+  return fs.closeSync(fd)
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   hasMillisRes,
   hasMillisResSync,
   timeRemoveMillis,
-  utimesMillis
+  utimesMillis,
+  utimesMillisSync
 }