diff --git a/git-p4.py b/git-p4.py
index 7fab255584..5701bad06a 100755
--- a/git-p4.py
+++ b/git-p4.py
@@ -2775,7 +2775,10 @@ class P4Sync(Command, P4UserMap):
         relPath = self.stripRepoPath(file['depotFile'], self.branchPrefixes)
         relPath = self.encodeWithUTF8(relPath)
         if verbose:
-            size = int(self.stream_file['fileSize'])
+            if 'fileSize' in self.stream_file:
+                size = int(self.stream_file['fileSize'])
+            else:
+                size = 0 # deleted files don't get a fileSize apparently
             sys.stdout.write('\r%s --> %s (%i MB)\n' % (file['depotFile'], relPath, size/1024/1024))
             sys.stdout.flush()