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diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
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index bcecac63..ff9489be 100644
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--- a/rsync.c
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+++ b/rsync.c
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@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ extern char *iconv_opt;
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 #define UPDATED_ATIME (1<<3)
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 #define UPDATED_ACLS  (1<<4)
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 #define UPDATED_MODE  (1<<5)
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-
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-#define UPDATED_TIMES (UPDATED_MTIME|UPDATED_ATIME)
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+#define UPDATED_CRTIME (1<<6)
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 #ifdef ICONV_CONST
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 iconv_t ic_chck = (iconv_t)-1;
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@@ -576,10 +575,11 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
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 		set_xattr(fname, file, fnamecmp, sxp);
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 #endif
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-	if (!preserve_times
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-	 || (!(preserve_times & PRESERVE_DIR_TIMES) && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode))
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-	 || (!(preserve_times & PRESERVE_LINK_TIMES) && S_ISLNK(sxp->st.st_mode)))
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-		flags |= ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME;
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+	if (!preserve_times)
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+		flags |= ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | (atimes_ndx ? 0 : ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME) | (crtimes_ndx ? 0 : ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME);
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+	else if ((!(preserve_times & PRESERVE_DIR_TIMES) && S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode))
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+	      || (!(preserve_times & PRESERVE_LINK_TIMES) && S_ISLNK(sxp->st.st_mode)))
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+		flags |= ATTRS_SKIP_MTIME | ATTRS_SKIP_ATIME | ATTRS_SKIP_CRTIME;
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 	else if (sxp != &sx2)
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 		memcpy(&sx2.st, &sxp->st, sizeof (sx2.st));
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 	if (!atimes_ndx || S_ISDIR(sxp->st.st_mode))
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@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
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 			updated |= UPDATED_ATIME;
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 		}
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 	}
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-	if (updated & UPDATED_TIMES) {
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+	if (updated & (UPDATED_MTIME|UPDATED_ATIME)) {
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 		int ret = set_times(fname, &sx2.st);
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 		if (ret < 0) {
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 			rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno, "failed to set times on %s",
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@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ int set_file_attrs(const char *fname, struct file_struct *file, stat_x *sxp,
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 			goto cleanup;
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 		}
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 		if (ret > 0) { /* ret == 1 if symlink could not be set */
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-			updated &= ~UPDATED_TIMES;
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+			updated &= ~(UPDATED_MTIME|UPDATED_ATIME);
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 			file->flags |= FLAG_TIME_FAILED;
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 		}
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 	}