1 files changed, 4 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ioctl.c b/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
index 0367c0039e68..1b853fb0b163 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ioctl.c
@@ -60,18 +60,10 @@ long ext2_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		}
 		oldflags = ei->i_flags;
 
-		/*
-		 * The IMMUTABLE and APPEND_ONLY flags can only be changed by
-		 * the relevant capability.
-		 *
-		 * This test looks nicer. Thanks to Pauline Middelink
-		 */
-		if ((flags ^ oldflags) & (EXT2_APPEND_FL | EXT2_IMMUTABLE_FL)) {
-			if (!capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE)) {
-				inode_unlock(inode);
-				ret = -EPERM;
-				goto setflags_out;
-			}
+		ret = vfs_ioc_setflags_prepare(inode, oldflags, flags);
+		if (ret) {
+			inode_unlock(inode);
+			goto setflags_out;
 		}
 
 		flags = flags & EXT2_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE;