diff --git a/core/filetransferjob.cpp b/core/filetransferjob.cpp
index b9591a83c..9a92a917f 100644
--- a/core/filetransferjob.cpp
+++ b/core/filetransferjob.cpp
@@ -130,16 +130,21 @@ void FileTransferJob::transferFinished()
     } else {
         qCDebug(KDECONNECT_CORE) << "Received incomplete file ("<< m_written << "/" << m_size << "bytes ), deleting";
         
-        if (m_destination.isLocalFile() && QFile::exists(m_destination.toLocalFile())) {
-            QFile::remove(m_destination.toLocalFile());
-        }
-        
+        deleteDestinationFile();
+
         setError(3);
         setErrorText(i18n("Received incomplete file from: %1", m_from));
         emitResult();
     }
 }
 
+void FileTransferJob::deleteDestinationFile()
+{
+    if (m_destination.isLocalFile() && QFile::exists(m_destination.toLocalFile())) {
+        QFile::remove(m_destination.toLocalFile());
+    }
+}
+
 bool FileTransferJob::doKill()
 {
     if (m_reply) {
@@ -148,5 +153,8 @@ bool FileTransferJob::doKill()
     if (m_origin) {
         m_origin->close();
     }
+
+    deleteDestinationFile();
+
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/core/filetransferjob.h b/core/filetransferjob.h
index fc2cefaf8..09bc24f96 100644
--- a/core/filetransferjob.h
+++ b/core/filetransferjob.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
     void startTransfer();
     void transferFailed(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error);
     void transferFinished();
+    void deleteDestinationFile();
 
     QSharedPointer<QIODevice> m_origin;
     QNetworkReply* m_reply;