diff --git a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
index d3588280085f3..3045c55aa9163 100644
--- a/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
+++ b/lib/private/legacy/OC_Util.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public static function copySkeleton($userId, \OCP\Files\Folder $userDirectory) {
 			throw new \RuntimeException('username is reserved name: ' . $appdata);
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($skeletonDirectory)) {
+		if (!empty($skeletonDirectory) && $userDirectory->getFreeSpace() !== 0) {
 			$logger->debug('copying skeleton for ' . $userId . ' from ' . $skeletonDirectory . ' to ' . $userDirectory->getFullPath('/'), ['app' => 'files_skeleton']);
 			self::copyr($skeletonDirectory, $userDirectory);
 			// update the file cache