diff --git a/csync/tests/ownCloud/t_recall.pl b/csync/tests/ownCloud/t_recall.pl
index 008cad8fd3..244618cf85 100755
--- a/csync/tests/ownCloud/t_recall.pl
+++ b/csync/tests/ownCloud/t_recall.pl
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ csync();
 assert( -e glob(localDir().'dir/file2_.sys.admin#recall#-*.dat' ) );
 assert( -e glob(localDir().'dir/file3_.sys.admin#recall#-*.dat' ) );
 
+# verify that the original files still exist
+assert( -e glob(localDir().'dir/file2.dat' ) );
+assert( -e glob(localDir().'dir/file3.dat' ) );
+
 #Remove the recall file
 unlink(localDir() . ".sys.admin#recall#");
 
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
index 306788388b..27a214d75f 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
@@ -638,8 +638,9 @@ static void handleRecallFile(const QString &fn)
         QString rpath = makeRecallFileName(fpath);
 
         qDebug() << "Copy recall file: " << fpath << " -> " << rpath;
-        QString error;
-        FileSystem::uncheckedRenameReplace(fpath, rpath, &error);
+        // Remove the target first, QFile::copy will not overwrite it.
+        FileSystem::remove(rpath);
+        QFile::copy(fpath, rpath);
     }
 }