diff --git a/src/useradd.c b/src/useradd.c
index b463a170..f7c97958 100644
--- a/src/useradd.c
+++ b/src/useradd.c
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (mflg) {
 		create_home ();
 		if (home_added) {
-			copy_tree (def_template, prefix_user_home, false, false,
+			copy_tree (def_template, prefix_user_home, false, true,
 			           (uid_t)-1, user_id, (gid_t)-1, user_gid);
 		} else {
 			fprintf (stderr,