diff --git a/cmirror.c b/cmirror.c
index 575f291..55f89e1 100644
--- a/cmirror.c
+++ b/cmirror.c
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static void add_clean_dir(char *dir) {
 }
 
 static void out_of_the_way(FileInfo *fi) {
-    if (fi->type == 'D') {
+    if (fi->type == 'D' && !fileop_noop) {
         char *deleteme = g_strdup_printf("%s.deleteme", fi->name);
         fileop_mv(fi->name, deleteme);
         CLEAN_DIRS = g_slist_prepend(CLEAN_DIRS, deleteme);