diff --git a/src/mfm_dup.cpp b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
index e623ada1..150d7c0d 100644
--- a/src/mfm_dup.cpp
+++ b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@ mfm::dup(const Opts::Dup &opts_)
                 {
                   auto relpath = stdfs::relative(de.path(),srcpath);
 
-                  fs::clonepath(srcpath,
-                                dstpath,
-                                relpath.parent_path().string());
-
                   for(const auto &dstpath : srcpaths)
                     {
                       if(dstpath == srcpath)
@@ -57,6 +53,10 @@ mfm::dup(const Opts::Dup &opts_)
                                    srcpath.string(),
                                    dstpath.string(),
                                    relpath.parent_path().string());
+
+                      fs::clonepath(srcpath,
+                                    dstpath,
+                                    relpath.parent_path().string());
                     }
                 }
             }