diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index 48ba3d09e3e..502040902e1 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -2338,6 +2338,11 @@ the uid and gid from FILENAME."
 		;; Save exit.
 		(ignore-errors (delete-file tmpfile)))))))))
 
+      ;; When newname did exist, we have wrong cached values.
+      (when t2
+	(with-parsed-tramp-file-name newname v2
+	  (tramp-flush-file-properties v2 v2-localname)))
+
       ;; Set the time and mode.  Mask possible errors.
       (ignore-errors
 	  (when keep-date