diff --git a/lib/file.js b/lib/file.js
index 340ff37f..6881676a 100644
--- a/lib/file.js
+++ b/lib/file.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function File (torrent, file) {
   this.offset = file.offset
 
   this.done = false
+  this.deselected = false
 
   var start = file.offset
   var end = start + file.length - 1
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ function File (torrent, file) {
  */
 File.prototype.select = function () {
   if (this.length === 0) return
+  this.deselected = false
   this._torrent.select(this._startPiece, this._endPiece, false)
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ File.prototype.select = function () {
  */
 File.prototype.deselect = function () {
   if (this.length === 0) return
+  this.deselected = true
   this._torrent.deselect(this._startPiece, this._endPiece, false)
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/torrent.js b/lib/torrent.js
index 00415f39..aadec486 100644
--- a/lib/torrent.js
+++ b/lib/torrent.js
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ Torrent.prototype._checkDone = function () {
   })
 
   // is the torrent done?
-  if (self.files.every(function (file) { return file.done })) {
+  if (self.files.every(function (file) { return file.done || file.deselected })) {
     self.done = true
     self.emit('done')
     debug('torrent done: ' + self.infoHash)