diff --git a/backend/drive/drive.go b/backend/drive/drive.go
index de83a902d..388444aad 100644
--- a/backend/drive/drive.go
+++ b/backend/drive/drive.go
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ func (f *Fs) createDir(ctx context.Context, pathID, leaf string, metadata fs.Met
 	}
 	var updateMetadata updateMetadataFn
 	if len(metadata) > 0 {
-		updateMetadata, err = f.updateMetadata(ctx, createInfo, metadata, true)
+		updateMetadata, err = f.updateMetadata(ctx, createInfo, metadata, true, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create dir: failed to update metadata: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ func (f *Fs) updateDir(ctx context.Context, dirID string, metadata fs.Metadata)
 	}
 	dirID = actualID(dirID)
 	updateInfo := &drive.File{}
-	updateMetadata, err := f.updateMetadata(ctx, updateInfo, metadata, true)
+	updateMetadata, err := f.updateMetadata(ctx, updateInfo, metadata, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("update dir: failed to update metadata from source object: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/backend/drive/metadata.go b/backend/drive/metadata.go
index be8e83b85..3f2800e49 100644
--- a/backend/drive/metadata.go
+++ b/backend/drive/metadata.go
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ type updateMetadataFn func(context.Context, *drive.File) error
 //
 // It returns a callback which should be called to finish the updates
 // after the data is uploaded.
-func (f *Fs) updateMetadata(ctx context.Context, updateInfo *drive.File, meta fs.Metadata, update bool) (callback updateMetadataFn, err error) {
+func (f *Fs) updateMetadata(ctx context.Context, updateInfo *drive.File, meta fs.Metadata, update, isFolder bool) (callback updateMetadataFn, err error) {
 	callbackFns := []updateMetadataFn{}
 	callback = func(ctx context.Context, info *drive.File) error {
 		for _, fn := range callbackFns {
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ func (f *Fs) updateMetadata(ctx context.Context, updateInfo *drive.File, meta fs
 		}
 		switch k {
 		case "copy-requires-writer-permission":
-			if err := parseBool(&updateInfo.CopyRequiresWriterPermission); err != nil {
+			if isFolder {
+				fs.Debugf(f, "Ignoring %s=%s as can't set on folders", k, v)
+			} else if err := parseBool(&updateInfo.CopyRequiresWriterPermission); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		case "writers-can-share":
@@ -629,7 +631,7 @@ func (f *Fs) fetchAndUpdateMetadata(ctx context.Context, src fs.ObjectInfo, opti
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read metadata from source object: %w", err)
 	}
-	callback, err = f.updateMetadata(ctx, updateInfo, meta, update)
+	callback, err = f.updateMetadata(ctx, updateInfo, meta, update, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to update metadata from source object: %w", err)
 	}