diff --git a/lib/private/Files/View.php b/lib/private/Files/View.php
index 890dcfe20e1c6..4aaea23e7f11e 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/View.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/View.php
@@ -1369,9 +1369,6 @@ public function getFileInfo($path, $includeMountPoints = true) {
 		if (!Filesystem::isValidPath($path)) {
 			return false;
 		}
-		if (Cache\Scanner::isPartialFile($path)) {
-			return $this->getPartFileInfo($path);
-		}
 		$relativePath = $path;
 		$path = Filesystem::normalizePath($this->fakeRoot . '/' . $path);
 
@@ -1382,6 +1379,10 @@ public function getFileInfo($path, $includeMountPoints = true) {
 			$data = $this->getCacheEntry($storage, $internalPath, $relativePath);
 
 			if (!$data instanceof ICacheEntry) {
+				if (Cache\Scanner::isPartialFile($relativePath)) {
+					return $this->getPartFileInfo($relativePath);
+				}
+
 				return false;
 			}