1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/touch.c b/coreutils/touch.c
index 43312d22a..52605fb7c 100644
--- a/coreutils/touch.c
+++ b/coreutils/touch.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ int touch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         int opts;
         smalluint status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_TOUCH_SUSV3
-        char *reference_file = NULL;
-        char *date_str = NULL;
+        char *reference_file;
+        char *date_str;
         /* timebuf[0] is atime, timebuf[1] is mtime */
         struct timespec timebuf[2];
 #else
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int touch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         );
 
         timebuf[0].tv_nsec = timebuf[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_NOW;
-        if (reference_file) {
+        if (opts & OPT_r) {
                 struct stat stbuf;
                 xstat(reference_file, &stbuf);
                 timebuf[0].tv_sec = stbuf.st_atime;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int touch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 timebuf[0].tv_nsec = stbuf.st_atim.tv_nsec;
                 timebuf[1].tv_nsec = stbuf.st_mtim.tv_nsec;
         }
-        if (date_str) {
+        if (opts & (OPT_d|OPT_t)) {
                 struct tm tm_time;
                 time_t t;