1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/touch.c b/coreutils/touch.c
index 6c0201374..4c7362acd 100644
--- a/coreutils/touch.c
+++ b/coreutils/touch.c
@@ -153,11 +153,14 @@ int touch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                 timebuf[1].tv_sec = timebuf[0].tv_sec = t;
                 timebuf[1].tv_nsec = timebuf[0].tv_nsec = 0;
         }
-        if (opts & OPT_a) {
-                timebuf[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
-        }
-        if (opts & OPT_m) {
-                timebuf[0].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
+        /* If both -a and -m specified, both times should be set.
+         * IOW: set OMIT only if one, not both, of them is given!
+         */
+        if ((opts & (OPT_a|OPT_m)) != (OPT_a|OPT_m)) {
+                if (opts & OPT_a)
+                        timebuf[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
+                if (opts & OPT_m)
+                        timebuf[0].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
         }
 
         argv += optind;