diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
index cbbaec9b..abdb63c1 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,6 @@ ostree_repo_remote_gpg_import (OstreeRepo         *self,
   struct stat stbuf;
   gpgme_error_t gpg_error;
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
-  const GLnxFileCopyFlags copyflags = self->disable_xattrs ? GLNX_FILE_COPY_NOXATTRS : 0;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (OSTREE_IS_REPO (self), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, FALSE);
@@ -1453,7 +1452,7 @@ ostree_repo_remote_gpg_import (OstreeRepo         *self,
     {
       if (!glnx_file_copy_at (self->repo_dir_fd, remote->keyring,
                               &stbuf, target_temp_fd, "pubring.gpg",
-                              copyflags, cancellable, error))
+                              GLNX_FILE_COPY_NOXATTRS, cancellable, error))
         {
           g_prefix_error (error, "Unable to copy remote's keyring: ");
           goto out;
@@ -1537,7 +1536,7 @@ ostree_repo_remote_gpg_import (OstreeRepo         *self,
    * updated keyring in the target context's temporary directory. */
   if (!glnx_file_copy_at (target_temp_fd, "pubring.gpg", NULL,
                           self->repo_dir_fd, remote->keyring,
-                          copyflags | GLNX_FILE_COPY_OVERWRITE,
+                          GLNX_FILE_COPY_NOXATTRS | GLNX_FILE_COPY_OVERWRITE,
                           cancellable, error))
     goto out;