diff --git a/lisp/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/tramp-sh.el
index 1301cd63..50a33cc3 100644
--- a/lisp/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/tramp-sh.el
@@ -2521,6 +2521,10 @@ The method used must be an out-of-band method."
 	    ;; cached password).
 	    (tramp-cleanup-connection v 'keep-debug 'keep-password))))

+      ;; The cached file properties might be wrong if NEWNAME didn't
+      ;; exist.  Flush them.
+      (tramp-flush-file-properties v (tramp-file-local-name newname))
+
       ;; Handle KEEP-DATE argument.
       (when (and keep-date (not copy-keep-date))
 	(tramp-compat-set-file-times