diff --git a/fs/hpfs/file.c b/fs/hpfs/file.c
index ab144dabd870..7c995ac4081b 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/file.c
@@ -114,11 +114,8 @@ static ssize_t hpfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	ssize_t retval;
 
 	retval = generic_file_write(file, buf, count, ppos);
-	if (retval > 0) {
-		struct inode *inode = file->f_dentry->d_inode;
-		inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-		hpfs_i(inode)->i_dirty = 1;
-	}
+	if (retval > 0)
+		hpfs_i(file->f_dentry->d_inode)->i_dirty = 1;
 	return retval;
 }