diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateuploadng.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateuploadng.cpp
index a67225d2a233..32e1192f3fa2 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateuploadng.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateuploadng.cpp
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ void PropagateUploadFileNG::finishUpload()
 
     const auto fileSize = _fileToUpload._size;
     headers[QByteArrayLiteral("OC-Total-Length")] = QByteArray::number(fileSize);
-    if (_item->_locked == SyncFileItem::LockStatus::LockedItem) {
+    if (_item->_lockOwnerType == SyncFileItem::LockOwnerType::TokenLock &&
+        _item->_locked == SyncFileItem::LockStatus::LockedItem) {
         headers[QByteArrayLiteral("If")] = (QLatin1String("<") + propagator()->account()->davUrl().toString() + _fileToUpload._file + "> (<opaquelocktoken:" + _item->_lockToken.toUtf8() + ">)").toUtf8();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateuploadv1.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateuploadv1.cpp
index 7467b2ce3156..6bab06305b75 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateuploadv1.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateuploadv1.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ void PropagateUploadFileV1::startNextChunk()
 
     QString path = _fileToUpload._file;
 
-    if (_item->_locked == SyncFileItem::LockStatus::LockedItem) {
+    if (_item->_lockOwnerType == SyncFileItem::LockOwnerType::TokenLock &&
+        _item->_locked == SyncFileItem::LockStatus::LockedItem) {
         headers[QByteArrayLiteral("If")] = (QLatin1String("<") + propagator()->account()->davUrl().toString() + _fileToUpload._file + "> (<opaquelocktoken:" + _item->_lockToken.toUtf8() + ">)").toUtf8();
     }