diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 8ec43ab5babf..c706c6df4898 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void gfs2_set_inode_flags(struct inode *inode)
 
 	flags &= ~(S_SYNC|S_APPEND|S_IMMUTABLE|S_NOATIME|S_DIRSYNC|S_NOSEC);
 	if ((ip->i_eattr == 0) && !is_sxid(inode->i_mode))
-		inode->i_flags |= S_NOSEC;
+		flags |= S_NOSEC;
 	if (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_IMMUTABLE)
 		flags |= S_IMMUTABLE;
 	if (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_APPENDONLY)