diff --git a/copy-firmware.sh b/copy-firmware.sh
index 381bde29..fa83492e 100755
--- a/copy-firmware.sh
+++ b/copy-firmware.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ err() {
     exit 1
 }
 
+warn() {
+    printf "WARNING: %s\n" "$*"
+}
+
 while test $# -gt 0; do
     case $1 in
         -v | --verbose)
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ if test -z "$destdir"; then
     err "destination directory was not specified"
 fi
 
+if test -d "$destdir"; then
+    find "$destdir" -type d -empty >/dev/null || warn "destination folder is not empty."
+fi
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2162 # file/folder name can include escaped symbols
 grep -E '^(RawFile|File):' WHENCE | sed -E -e 's/^(RawFile|File): */\1 /;s/"//g' | while read k f; do
     test -f "$f" || continue