diff --git a/src/filemanager/file.c b/src/filemanager/file.c
index 8a572fc43..f7f07960c 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/file.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/file.c
@@ -2274,8 +2274,12 @@ copy_file_file (file_op_total_context_t *tctx, file_op_context_t *ctx,
     vfs_path_t *src_vpath = NULL, *dst_vpath = NULL;
     char *buf = NULL;
 
-    /* FIXME: We should not be using global variables! */
-    ctx->do_reget = 0;
+    /* Keep the non-default value applied in chain of calls:
+       move_file_file() -> file_progress_real_query_replace()
+       move_file_file() -> copy_file_file() */
+    if (ctx->do_reget < 0)
+        ctx->do_reget = 0;
+
     return_status = FILE_RETRY;
 
     dst_vpath = vfs_path_from_str (dst_path);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/filegui.c b/src/filemanager/filegui.c
index 736af9ae7..08f94d97e 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/filegui.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/filegui.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ overwrite_query_dialog (file_op_context_t *ctx, enum OperationMode mode)
 
     /* will "Append" and "Reget" buttons be in the dialog? */
     do_append = !S_ISDIR (ui->dst_stat->st_mode);
-    do_reget = do_append && ctx->operation == OP_COPY && ui->dst_stat->st_size != 0
+    do_reget = do_append && ui->dst_stat->st_size != 0
         && ui->src_stat->st_size > ui->dst_stat->st_size;
 
     NEW_LABEL (8, dlg_widgets[8].text);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/fileopctx.c b/src/filemanager/fileopctx.c
index 62d76ae70..1f32664cd 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/fileopctx.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/fileopctx.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ file_op_context_new (FileOperation op)
     ctx->operation = op;
     ctx->eta_secs = 0.0;
     ctx->progress_bytes = 0;
-    ctx->do_reget = 1;
+    ctx->do_reget = -1;
     ctx->stat_func = mc_lstat;
     ctx->preserve = TRUE;
     ctx->preserve_uidgid = (geteuid () == 0);