diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 86910a0..14d90ea 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -893,10 +893,10 @@ function field_collection_field_settings_form($field, $instance) {
 function field_collection_field_insert($host_entity_type, $host_entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, &$items) {
   foreach ($items as &$item) {
     if ($entity = field_collection_field_get_entity($item)) {
-      if (!empty($host_entity->is_new)) {
+      if (!empty($host_entity->is_new) && empty($entity->is_new)) {
         // If the host entity is new but we have a field_collection that is not
-        // new, it means it is being cloned, thus we need to clone the field
-        // collection entity as well.
+        // new, it means that its host is being cloned. Thus we need to clone
+        // the field collection entity as well.
         $new_entity = clone $entity;
         $new_entity->item_id = NULL;
         $new_entity->revision_id = NULL;