diff --git a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
index 8168deee..113e512d 100644
--- a/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
+++ b/lib/copy-sync/copy-sync.js
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ function copySync (src, dest, options) {
   var destFolderExists = fs.existsSync(destFolder)
   var performCopy = false
 
-  if (stats.isFile()) {
-    if (options.filter instanceof RegExp) performCopy = options.filter.test(src)
-    else if (typeof options.filter === 'function') performCopy = options.filter(src)
+  if (options.filter instanceof RegExp) performCopy = options.filter.test(src)
+  else if (typeof options.filter === 'function') performCopy = options.filter(src)
+
+  if (!performCopy) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-    if (performCopy) {
-      if (!destFolderExists) mkdir.mkdirsSync(destFolder)
-      copyFileSync(src, dest, {clobber: options.clobber, preserveTimestamps: options.preserveTimestamps})
-    }
+  if (stats.isFile()) {
+    if (!destFolderExists) mkdir.mkdirsSync(destFolder)
+    copyFileSync(src, dest, {clobber: options.clobber, preserveTimestamps: options.preserveTimestamps})
   } else if (stats.isDirectory()) {
     if (!fs.existsSync(dest)) mkdir.mkdirsSync(dest)
     var contents = fs.readdirSync(src)