if (statret != 0
|| (st.st_mode & ~CHMOD_BITS) != (file->mode & ~CHMOD_BITS)
|| st.st_rdev != file->u.rdev) {
- if (delete_item(fname, st.st_mode, DEL_TERSE) < 0)
+ if (statret == 0
+ && delete_item(fname, st.st_mode, DEL_TERSE) < 0)
return;
if (preserve_hard_links && file->link_u.links
&& hard_link_check(file, ndx, fname, -1, &st,