diff --git a/src/core/copyjob.cpp b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
--- a/src/core/copyjob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        // if the file system doesn't support deleting, we do not even stat
+        // if the source file system doesn't support deleting, we do not even stat
         if (m_mode == CopyJob::Move && !KProtocolManager::supportsDeleting(m_currentSrcURL)) {
             QPointer<CopyJob> that = q;
             emit q->warning(q, buildErrorString(ERR_CANNOT_DELETE, m_currentSrcURL.toDisplayString()));
@@ -858,6 +858,16 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        // if the destination file system doesn't support writing, do not stat
+        if ((m_mode == CopyJob::Copy || m_mode == CopyJob::Move) && !KProtocolManager::supportsWriting(m_currentDestURL)) {
+            QPointer<CopyJob> that = q;
+            emit q->warning(q, buildErrorString(ERR_CYCLIC_COPY, m_currentDestURL.toDisplayString()));
+            if (that) {
+                statNextSrc();
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
         m_bOnlyRenames = false;
 
         // Testing for entry.count()>0 here is not good enough; KFileItem inserts