diff --git a/src/core/copyjob.cpp b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
--- a/src/core/copyjob.cpp
+++ b/src/core/copyjob.cpp
@@ -806,13 +806,12 @@
     qCDebug(KIO_COPYJOB_DEBUG) << "Setting m_dest to" << m_dest;
     destinationState = m_globalDestinationState;
     ++m_currentStatSrc;
-    statCurrentSrc();
 }
 
 void CopyJobPrivate::statCurrentSrc()
 {
     Q_Q(CopyJob);
-    if (m_currentStatSrc != m_srcList.constEnd()) {
+    while (m_currentStatSrc != m_srcList.constEnd()) {
         m_currentSrcURL = (*m_currentStatSrc);
         m_bURLDirty = true;
         if (m_mode == CopyJob::Link) {
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@
             }
             files.append(info);   // Files and any symlinks
             statNextSrc(); // we could use a loop instead of a recursive call :)
-            return;
+            continue;
         }
 
         // Let's see if we can skip stat'ing, for the case where a directory view has the info already
@@ -892,7 +891,7 @@
             if (that) {
                 statNextSrc();    // we could use a loop instead of a recursive call :)
             }
-            return;
+            continue;
         }
 
         m_bOnlyRenames = false;
@@ -913,7 +912,9 @@
         q->addSubjob(job);
         m_currentDestURL = m_dest;
         m_bURLDirty = true;
-    } else {
+    }
+
+    {
         // Finished the stat'ing phase
         // First make sure that the totals were correctly emitted
         state = STATE_STATING;