1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index 480f7c8c29da..b3c88952465f 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -106,9 +106,16 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags
                 if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
                         goto dput_and_out;
 
-                if (current->fsuid != inode->i_uid &&
-                    (error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE)) != 0)
-                        goto dput_and_out;
+                if (current->fsuid != inode->i_uid) {
+                        if (f) {
+                                if (!(f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+                                        goto dput_and_out;
+                        } else {
+                                error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE);
+                                if (error)
+                                        goto dput_and_out;
+                        }
+                }
         }
         mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
         error = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);