--- coreutils-6.7/src/copy.c.bak	2007-03-18 16:30:20.155139000 +0200
+++ coreutils-6.7/src/copy.c	2007-03-18 17:08:22.668899535 +0200
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ copy_reg (char const *src_name, char con
       goto close_src_and_dst_desc;
     }
 
-  if (! (S_ISREG (src_open_sb.st_mode) && src_open_sb.st_size == 0))
+  if (1)
     {
       typedef uintptr_t word;
       off_t n_read_total = 0;
@@ -500,10 +500,6 @@ copy_reg (char const *src_name, char con
 		  goto close_src_and_dst_desc;
 		}
 	      last_write_made_hole = false;
-
-	      /* A short read on a regular file means EOF.  */
-	      if (n_read != buf_size && S_ISREG (src_open_sb.st_mode))
-		break;
 	    }
 	}