diff --git a/lib/rb-async-copy.c b/lib/rb-async-copy.c
index 3cea9b29c..fa26d5247 100644
--- a/lib/rb-async-copy.c
+++ b/lib/rb-async-copy.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ rb_async_copy_start (RBAsyncCopy *copy,
 
 	g_file_copy_async (copy->priv->src,
 			   copy->priv->dest,
-			   G_FILE_COPY_NONE,
+			   G_FILE_COPY_OVERWRITE,
 			   G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT,
 			   copy->priv->cancel,
 			   progress_cb,