diff --git a/src/filetreeitem.h b/src/filetreeitem.h
index 750e4719f..4c4bea4b3 100644
--- a/src/filetreeitem.h
+++ b/src/filetreeitem.h
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ class FileTreeItem
 
   void setFileSize(uint64_t size)
   {
-    m_fileSize.override(size);
+    m_fileSize.set(size);
   }
 
   void setCompressedFileSize(uint64_t compressedSize)
   {
-    m_compressedFileSize.override(compressedSize);
+    m_compressedFileSize.set(compressedSize);
   }
 
   const QString& realPath() const
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ class FileTreeItem
   {
     std::optional<T> value;
     bool failed = false;
-    bool overridden = false;
 
     bool empty() const
     {
@@ -254,29 +253,18 @@ class FileTreeItem
     {
       value = std::move(t);
       failed = false;
-      overridden = false;
-    }
-
-    void override(T t)
-    {
-      value = std::move(t);
-      failed = false;
-      overridden = true;
     }
 
     void fail()
     {
       value = {};
       failed = true;
-      overridden = false;
     }
 
     void reset()
     {
-      if (!overridden) {
-        value = {};
-        failed = false;
-      }
+      value = {};
+      failed = false;
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/shared/directoryentry.cpp b/src/shared/directoryentry.cpp
index badb56362..74b760ab5 100644
--- a/src/shared/directoryentry.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/directoryentry.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,17 @@ void DirectoryEntry::onDirectoryEnd(Context* cx, std::wstring_view path)
 void DirectoryEntry::onFile(Context* cx, std::wstring_view path, FILETIME ft)
 {
   elapsed(cx->stats.fileTimes, [&]{
-    cx->current.top()->insert(path, cx->origin, ft, L"", -1, cx->stats);
+    auto f = cx->current.top()->insert(path, cx->origin, ft, L"", -1, cx->stats);
+
+    if (f) {
+      // the file might already be in the register and it might have come from
+      // an archive, which sets the file size if it's available (see addFiles()
+      // just below)
+      //
+      // so the file size might be stale here because the file is being
+      // overridden by another mod, make sure to clear it
+      f->setFileSize(FileEntry::NoFileSize, FileEntry::NoFileSize);
+    }
   });
 }