diff --git a/src/libply/ply-utils.c b/src/libply/ply-utils.c
index f0704eaf..f98f21a6 100644
--- a/src/libply/ply-utils.c
+++ b/src/libply/ply-utils.c
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ ply_copy_file (const char *source,
         goto out;
     }
 
+  file_copied = true;
 out:
   close (source_fd);
   close (destination_fd);