Index: jackrabbit-jcr-server/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/webdav/jcr/DavResourceFactoryImpl.java
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--- jackrabbit-jcr-server/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/webdav/jcr/DavResourceFactoryImpl.java	(revision 752480)
+++ jackrabbit-jcr-server/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/webdav/jcr/DavResourceFactoryImpl.java	Mon Aug 17 11:51:48 CEST 2009
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.transaction.TransactionResource;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.version.DeltaVServletRequest;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.version.VersionControlledResource;
+import org.apache.jackrabbit.JcrConstants;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -98,10 +99,14 @@
             try {
                 resource = createResourceForItem(locator, session);
 
+                Item repItem = getItem(session, locator);
+                boolean versionable =
+                        repItem.isNode() && ((Node)repItem).isNodeType(JcrConstants.MIX_VERSIONABLE);
+
                 /* if the created resource is version-controlled and the request
                 contains a Label header, the corresponding Version must be used
                 instead.*/
-                if (request instanceof DeltaVServletRequest && isVersionControlled(resource)) {
+                if (request instanceof DeltaVServletRequest && versionable && isVersionControlled(resource)) {
                     String labelHeader = ((DeltaVServletRequest)request).getLabel();
                     if (labelHeader != null && DavMethods.isMethodAffectedByLabel(request)) {
                         Item item = getItem(session, locator);