diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -559,16 +559,6 @@ def overridecopy(orig, ui, repo, pats, o
         # this isn't legal, let the original function deal with it
         return orig(ui, repo, pats, opts, rename)
 
-    def makestandin(relpath):
-        path = pathutil.canonpath(repo.root, repo.getcwd(), relpath)
-        return os.path.join(repo.wjoin(lfutil.standin(path)))
-
-    fullpats = scmutil.expandpats(pats)
-    dest = fullpats[-1]
-
-    if os.path.isdir(dest):
-        if not os.path.isdir(makestandin(dest)):
-            os.makedirs(makestandin(dest))
     # This could copy both lfiles and normal files in one command,
     # but we don't want to do that. First replace their matcher to
     # only match normal files and run it, then replace it to just
@@ -595,6 +585,17 @@ def overridecopy(orig, ui, repo, pats, o
     except OSError:
         return result
 
+    def makestandin(relpath):
+        path = pathutil.canonpath(repo.root, repo.getcwd(), relpath)
+        return os.path.join(repo.wjoin(lfutil.standin(path)))
+
+    fullpats = scmutil.expandpats(pats)
+    dest = fullpats[-1]
+
+    if os.path.isdir(dest):
+        if not os.path.isdir(makestandin(dest)):
+            os.makedirs(makestandin(dest))
+
     try:
         try:
             # When we call orig below it creates the standins but we don't add
diff --git a/tests/test-rename.t b/tests/test-rename.t
--- a/tests/test-rename.t
+++ b/tests/test-rename.t
@@ -620,10 +620,16 @@ check illegal path components
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 .hg
   abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/a1 (glob)
   [255]
+  $ hg --config extensions.largefiles= rename d1/d11/a1 .hg
+  abort: path contains illegal component: .hg/a1 (glob)
+  [255]
   $ hg status -C
   $ hg rename d1/d11/a1 ..
   abort: ../a1 not under root '$TESTTMP' (glob)
   [255]
+  $ hg --config extensions.largefiles= rename d1/d11/a1 ..
+  abort: ../a1 not under root '$TESTTMP' (glob)
+  [255]
   $ hg status -C
 
   $ mv d1/d11/a1 .hg