diff --git a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
index d9ea4ad7f2072..02c67c22b7631 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagatedownload.cpp
@@ -1131,7 +1131,8 @@ void PropagateDownloadFile::contentChecksumComputed(const QByteArray &checksumTy
     SyncJournalFileRecord record;
     if (_item->_instruction != CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_CONFLICT && FileSystem::fileExists(localFilePath)
         && (propagator()->_journal->getFileRecord(_item->_file, &record) && record.isValid())
-        && (record._modtime == _item->_modtime && record._etag != _item->_etag)) {
+        && (record._modtime == _item->_modtime && record._etag != _item->_etag)
+        && _item->_type == ItemTypeFile) {
         const auto computeChecksum = new ComputeChecksum(this);
         computeChecksum->setChecksumType(checksumType);
         connect(computeChecksum, &ComputeChecksum::done, this, &PropagateDownloadFile::localFileContentChecksumComputed);