diff --git a/lib/copy/ncp.js b/lib/copy/ncp.js
index a9510047..b6192721 100644
--- a/lib/copy/ncp.js
+++ b/lib/copy/ncp.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function ncp (source, dest, options, callback) {
       })
     }
 
-    writeStream.once('finish', function () {
+    writeStream.once('close', function () {
       fs.chmod(target, file.mode, function (err) {
         if (err) return onError(err)
         if (preserveTimestamps) {