diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index 712f17dc..5fe30e08 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -2413,6 +2413,12 @@ ostree_repo_pull_with_options (OstreeRepo             *self,
         }
     }
 
+  /* For local pulls, default to disabling static deltas so that the
+   * exact object files are copied.
+   */
+  if (pull_data->remote_repo_local && !require_static_deltas)
+    disable_static_deltas = TRUE;
+
   pull_data->static_delta_superblocks = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func ((GDestroyNotify)g_variant_unref);
 
   {