diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
index 81adc397..35387224 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ function copyFileFallback (srcStat, src, dest, opts) {
   const _buff = require('../util/buffer')(BUF_LENGTH)
 
   const fdr = fs.openSync(src, 'r')
-  const stat = fs.fstatSync(fdr)
-  const fdw = fs.openSync(dest, 'w', stat.mode)
+  const fdw = fs.openSync(dest, 'w', srcStat.mode)
   let bytesRead = 1
   let pos = 0
 
@@ -101,11 +100,9 @@ function copyFileFallback (srcStat, src, dest, opts) {
     pos += bytesRead
   }
 
-  fs.fchmodSync(fdw, srcStat.mode)
-  if (opts.preserveTimestamps) fs.futimesSync(fdw, srcStat.atime, srcStat.mtime)
-
   fs.closeSync(fdr)
   fs.closeSync(fdw)
+  if (opts.preserveTimestamps) return utimesSync(dest, srcStat.atime, srcStat.mtime)
 }
 
 function onDir (srcStat, src, dest, opts) {