diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
index 0dd059d2e..c5748fe71 100644
--- a/src/copy.c
+++ b/src/copy.c
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ sparse_copy (int src_fd, int dest_fd, char **abuf, size_t buf_size,
           {
             copy_debug.offload = COPY_DEBUG_UNSUPPORTED;
 
+            if (errno == EINVAL)
+              break;
+
             /* Consider operation unsupported only if no data copied.
                For example, EPERM could occur if copy_file_range not enabled
                in seccomp filters, so retry with a standard copy.  EPERM can