diff --git a/sbin/restore/dirs.c b/sbin/restore/dirs.c
index c61737af08a0..e822f5d18062 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/dirs.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/dirs.c
@@ -636,10 +636,12 @@ setdirmodes(flags)
 			panic("cannot find directory inode %d\n", node.ino);
 		} else {
 			cp = myname(ep);
-			(void) chown(cp, node.uid, node.gid);
-			(void) chmod(cp, node.mode);
-			utimes(cp, node.timep);
-			(void) chflags(cp, node.flags);
+			if (!Nflag) {
+				(void) chown(cp, node.uid, node.gid);
+				(void) chmod(cp, node.mode);
+				utimes(cp, node.timep);
+				(void) chflags(cp, node.flags);
+			}
 			ep->e_flags &= ~NEW;
 		}
 	}