diff --git a/lib/model/folder.go b/lib/model/folder.go
index 555de4ac6..52638a2df 100644
--- a/lib/model/folder.go
+++ b/lib/model/folder.go
@@ -601,14 +601,15 @@ func (b *scanBatch) Update(fi protocol.FileInfo, snap *db.Snapshot) bool {
 			b.Remove(fi.Name)
 			return true
 		}
-	case gf.IsEquivalentOptional(fi, protocol.FileInfoComparison{
-		ModTimeWindow:   b.f.modTimeWindow,
-		IgnorePerms:     b.f.IgnorePerms,
-		IgnoreBlocks:    true,
-		IgnoreFlags:     protocol.FlagLocalReceiveOnly,
-		IgnoreOwnership: !b.f.SyncOwnership,
-		IgnoreXattrs:    !b.f.SyncXattrs,
-	}):
+	case (b.f.Type == config.FolderTypeReceiveOnly || b.f.Type == config.FolderTypeReceiveEncrypted) &&
+		gf.IsEquivalentOptional(fi, protocol.FileInfoComparison{
+			ModTimeWindow:   b.f.modTimeWindow,
+			IgnorePerms:     b.f.IgnorePerms,
+			IgnoreBlocks:    true,
+			IgnoreFlags:     protocol.FlagLocalReceiveOnly,
+			IgnoreOwnership: !b.f.SyncOwnership && !b.f.SendOwnership,
+			IgnoreXattrs:    !b.f.SyncXattrs && !b.f.SendXattrs,
+		}):
 		// What we have locally is equivalent to the global file.
 		l.Debugf("%v scanning: Merging identical locally changed item with global", b.f, fi)
 		fi = gf
diff --git a/lib/protocol/bep_extensions.go b/lib/protocol/bep_extensions.go
index d2a0cad35..3d3eb437c 100644
--- a/lib/protocol/bep_extensions.go
+++ b/lib/protocol/bep_extensions.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (f FileInfo) isEquivalent(other FileInfo, comp FileInfoComparison) bool {
 
 	// If we are recording inode change times and it changed, they are not
 	// equal.
-	if f.InodeChangeNs != 0 && other.InodeChangeNs != 0 && f.InodeChangeNs != other.InodeChangeNs {
+	if (f.InodeChangeNs != 0 && other.InodeChangeNs != 0) && f.InodeChangeNs != other.InodeChangeNs {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -258,21 +258,12 @@ func (f FileInfo) isEquivalent(other FileInfo, comp FileInfoComparison) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// OS data comparison is special: we consider a difference only if an
-	// entry for the same OS exists on both sides and they are different.
-	// Otherwise a file would become different as soon as it's synced from
-	// Windows to Linux, as Linux would add a new POSIX entry for the file.
 	if !comp.IgnoreOwnership && f.Platform != other.Platform {
-		if f.Platform.Unix != nil && other.Platform.Unix != nil {
-			if *f.Platform.Unix != *other.Platform.Unix {
-				return false
-			}
+		if !unixOwnershipEqual(f.Platform.Unix, other.Platform.Unix) {
+			return false
 		}
-		if f.Platform.Windows != nil && other.Platform.Windows != nil {
-			if f.Platform.Windows.OwnerName != other.Platform.Windows.OwnerName ||
-				f.Platform.Windows.OwnerIsGroup != other.Platform.Windows.OwnerIsGroup {
-				return false
-			}
+		if !windowsOwnershipEqual(f.Platform.Windows, other.Platform.Windows) {
+			return false
 		}
 	}
 	if !comp.IgnoreXattrs && f.Platform != other.Platform {
@@ -542,11 +533,15 @@ func (x *FileInfoType) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 }
 
 func xattrsEqual(a, b *XattrData) bool {
-	if a == nil || b == nil {
-		// Having no data on either side means we have nothing to compare
-		// to, and we consider that equal.
+	aEmpty := a == nil || len(a.Xattrs) == 0
+	bEmpty := b == nil || len(b.Xattrs) == 0
+	if aEmpty && bEmpty {
 		return true
 	}
+	if aEmpty || bEmpty {
+		// Only one side is empty, so they can't be equal.
+		return false
+	}
 	if len(a.Xattrs) != len(b.Xattrs) {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -560,3 +555,23 @@ func xattrsEqual(a, b *XattrData) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+func unixOwnershipEqual(a, b *UnixData) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return a.UID == b.UID && a.GID == b.GID && a.OwnerName == b.OwnerName && a.GroupName == b.GroupName
+}
+
+func windowsOwnershipEqual(a, b *WindowsData) bool {
+	if a == nil && b == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if a == nil || b == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return a.OwnerName == b.OwnerName && a.OwnerIsGroup == b.OwnerIsGroup
+}