1 files changed, 3 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/utimes.c b/fs/utimes.c
index 118d1c3241be..b6b664e7145e 100644
--- a/fs/utimes.c
+++ b/fs/utimes.c
@@ -148,14 +148,9 @@ long do_utimes(int dfd, char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags
                         goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
 
                 if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode)) {
-                        if (f) {
-                                if (!(f->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-                                        goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
-                        } else {
-                                error = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE);
-                                if (error)
-                                        goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
-                        }
+                        error = permission(inode, MAY_WRITE, NULL);
+                        if (error)
+                                goto mnt_drop_write_and_out;
                 }
         }
         mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);