diff --git a/pkgs/sane-scripts/src/sane-rcp b/pkgs/sane-scripts/src/sane-rcp
index d553fd58..643e5b39 100755
--- a/pkgs/sane-scripts/src/sane-rcp
+++ b/pkgs/sane-scripts/src/sane-rcp
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # copy some remote file(s) to the working directory, with sane defaults
-rsync -arv --progress "$@" .
+rsync -arv --progress --append-verify "$@" .