diff --git a/gio/gfile.c b/gio/gfile.c
index 78f0d2903..ae2dfb984 100644
--- a/gio/gfile.c
+++ b/gio/gfile.c
@@ -3252,7 +3252,7 @@ file_copy_fallback (GFile                  *source,
                                        info,
                                        G_FILE_QUERY_INFO_NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS,
                                        cancellable,
-                                       error);
+                                       NULL);
     }
 
   g_clear_object (&info);