--- src/filedir.c_ORIG	2003-08-25 09:01:56.000000000 -0400
+++ src/filedir.c	2003-11-20 13:40:32.000000000 -0500
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
    return;
    }
 #else
-if ((newperm & 07777) == (dstat->st_mode & 07777))    /* file okay */
+if (((newperm & 07777) == (dstat->st_mode & 07777)) && (action != touch))    /* file okay */
    {
    Debug("File okay, newperm = %o, stat = %o\n",(newperm & 07777),(dstat->st_mode & 07777));
    fixmode = false;