diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
index 27e7750..8fa47a2 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.c
@@ -1421,23 +1421,15 @@ static void v9fs_setattr_post_chmod(V9fsState *s, V9fsSetattrState *vs, int err)
     if (vs->v9iattr.valid & (ATTR_ATIME | ATTR_MTIME)) {
         struct timespec times[2];
         if (vs->v9iattr.valid & ATTR_ATIME) {
-            if (vs->v9iattr.valid & ATTR_ATIME_SET) {
                 times[0].tv_sec = vs->v9iattr.atime_sec;
                 times[0].tv_nsec = vs->v9iattr.atime_nsec;
-            } else {
-                times[0].tv_nsec = UTIME_NOW;
-            }
         } else {
             times[0].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
         }

         if (vs->v9iattr.valid & ATTR_MTIME) {
-            if (vs->v9iattr.valid & ATTR_MTIME_SET) {
                 times[1].tv_sec = vs->v9iattr.mtime_sec;
                 times[1].tv_nsec = vs->v9iattr.mtime_nsec;
-            } else {
-                times[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_NOW;
-            }
         } else {
             times[1].tv_nsec = UTIME_OMIT;
         }