if (!(xflags & XMIT_SAME_MODE))
mode = from_wire_mode(read_int(f));
- if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(mode))
+ if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(mode) && mode)
mode = tweak_mode(mode, chmod_modes);
if (preserve_uid && !(xflags & XMIT_SAME_UID)) {
if (!file)
return NULL;
- if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(file->mode))
+ if (chmod_modes && !S_ISLNK(file->mode) && file->mode)
file->mode = tweak_mode(file->mode, chmod_modes);
if (f >= 0) {