diff --git a/common/hooks/do-extract/00-distfiles.sh b/common/hooks/do-extract/00-distfiles.sh
index cd70c48bace..b23b9e14fd9 100644
--- a/common/hooks/do-extract/00-distfiles.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/do-extract/00-distfiles.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ hook() {
 			fi
 			;;
 		txt)
-			cp -f $srcdir/$curfile $extractdir
+			if [ "$create_wrksrc" ]; then
+				cp -f $srcdir/$curfile $extractdir
+			else
+				msg_error "$pkgname: ${curfile##*.} files can only be extracted when create_wrksrc is set\n"
+			fi
 			;;
 		7z)
 			if command -v 7z &>/dev/null; then