--- src/create.c.orig	2011-01-07 10:04:33.297364800 -0800
+++ src/create.c	2011-01-07 09:51:37.804364800 -0800
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@
 	       /* Original ctime will change if the file is a directory and
 		  --remove-files is given */
 	       && !(remove_files_option && is_dir))
-	      || original_size < final_stat.st_size)
+	      || (!is_dir && original_size != final_stat.st_size))
 	    {
 	      WARNOPT (WARN_FILE_CHANGED,
 		       (0, 0, _("%s: file changed as we read it"),