diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index ac50f8a37582..37e116779eb1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ xfs_ichgtime(
 	 */
 	SYNCHRONIZE();
 	ip->i_update_core = 1;
-	if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ xfs_ichgtime_fast(
 	 */
 	SYNCHRONIZE();
 	ip->i_update_core = 1;
-	if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
 		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
 }