diff --git a/plugins/libarchive/readwritelibarchiveplugin.cpp b/plugins/libarchive/readwritelibarchiveplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/libarchive/readwritelibarchiveplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libarchive/readwritelibarchiveplugin.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    while ((mode != Add || !QThread::currentThread()->isInterruptionRequested()) && archive_read_next_header(m_archiveReader.data(), &entry) == ARCHIVE_OK) {
+    while (!QThread::currentThread()->isInterruptionRequested() && archive_read_next_header(m_archiveReader.data(), &entry) == ARCHIVE_OK) {
 
         const QString file = QFile::decodeName(archive_entry_pathname(entry));