2 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb
index 45eae57ff..40e172785 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/parsedfile.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class Puppet::Provider::ParsedFile < Puppet::Provider
     # Make sure our file is backed up, but only back it up once per transaction.
     # We cheat and rely on the fact that @records is created on each prefetch.
     def self.backup_target(target)
+        return nil unless target_object(target).respond_to?(:backup)
+
         unless defined?(@backup_stats)
             @backup_stats = {}
         end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb b/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb
index 5d4ba1440..40c028cc2 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/filetype.rb
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ class Puppet::Util::FileType
         @filetypes[type]
     end
 
-    # Back the file up before replacing it.
-    def backup
-        bucket.backup(@path) if File.exists?(@path)
-    end
-
     # Pick or create a filebucket to use.
     def bucket
         filebucket = Puppet::Type.type(:filebucket)
@@ -90,6 +85,11 @@ class Puppet::Util::FileType
 
     # Operate on plain files.
     newfiletype(:flat) do
+        # Back the file up before replacing it.
+        def backup
+            bucket.backup(@path) if File.exists?(@path)
+        end
+
         # Read the file.
         def read
             if File.exist?(@path)