diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
index 8869815160210..3a3b634e5228a 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public static function copyr($source, \OCP\Files\Folder $target) {
 						closedir($dir);
 						return;
 					}
-					stream_copy_to_stream($sourceStream, $child->fopen('w'));
+					$child->putContent($sourceStream);
 				}
 			}
 		}