diff --git a/beetsplug/scrub.py b/beetsplug/scrub.py
index ca37538f6..0b0c69e2f 100644
--- a/beetsplug/scrub.py
+++ b/beetsplug/scrub.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def _scrub(path):
 
 # Automatically embed art into imported albums.
 @ScrubPlugin.listen('write')
-def write_item(item):
+def write_item(path):
     if not scrubbing and config['scrub']['auto']:
-        log.debug(u'auto-scrubbing %s' % util.displayable_path(item.path))
-        _scrub(item.path)
+        log.debug(u'auto-scrubbing %s' % util.displayable_path(path))
+        _scrub(path)
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dab6e501c..2d019d777 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Little improvements and fixes:
   This fixes :ref:`write` showing changes for fields that are not written
   to the file.
 * :ref:`write`: Don't display the item name if there are no changes for it.
+* When using both :doc:`/plugins/convert` and :doc:`/plugins/scrub`, avoid
+  scrubbing the source file of conversions. (Fix a regression introduced in
+  the previous release.)
 
 
 1.3.6 (May 10, 2014)