diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c b/fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c
index d3ff5cc..8e98f5d 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/ioctl.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct hfsplus_inode_info *hip = HFSPLUS_I(inode);
-	unsigned int flags;
+	unsigned int flags, new_fl = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
@@ -110,14 +110,12 @@
 	}
 
 	if (flags & FS_IMMUTABLE_FL)
-		inode->i_flags |= S_IMMUTABLE;
-	else
-		inode->i_flags &= ~S_IMMUTABLE;
+		new_fl |= S_IMMUTABLE;
 
 	if (flags & FS_APPEND_FL)
-		inode->i_flags |= S_APPEND;
-	else
-		inode->i_flags &= ~S_APPEND;
+		new_fl |= S_APPEND;
+
+	inode_set_flags(inode, new_fl, S_IMMUTABLE | S_APPEND);
 
 	if (flags & FS_NODUMP_FL)
 		hip->userflags |= HFSPLUS_FLG_NODUMP;