diff --git a/sbin/restore/dirs.c b/sbin/restore/dirs.c
index 6338c24b4244..f30eacdc9094 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/dirs.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/dirs.c
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ setdirmodes(flags)
 			cp = myname(ep);
 			(void) chown(cp, node.uid, node.gid);
 			(void) chmod(cp, node.mode);
-			(void) chflags(cp, node.flags);
 			utimes(cp, node.timep);
+			(void) chflags(cp, node.flags);
 			ep->e_flags &= ~NEW;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sbin/restore/tape.c b/sbin/restore/tape.c
index ed3258b716a8..21ac8b11294f 100644
--- a/sbin/restore/tape.c
+++ b/sbin/restore/tape.c
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ extractfile(name)
 		}
 		(void) chown(name, curfile.dip->di_uid, curfile.dip->di_gid);
 		(void) chmod(name, mode);
+		utimes(name, timep);
 		(void) chflags(name, flags);
 		skipfile();
-		utimes(name, timep);
 		return (GOOD);
 
 	case IFCHR:
@@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ extractfile(name)
 		}
 		(void) chown(name, curfile.dip->di_uid, curfile.dip->di_gid);
 		(void) chmod(name, mode);
+		utimes(name, timep);
 		(void) chflags(name, flags);
 		skipfile();
-		utimes(name, timep);
 		return (GOOD);
 
 	case IFREG:
@@ -625,10 +625,10 @@ extractfile(name)
 		}
 		(void) fchown(ofile, curfile.dip->di_uid, curfile.dip->di_gid);
 		(void) fchmod(ofile, mode);
-		(void) fchflags(ofile, flags);
 		getfile(xtrfile, xtrskip);
 		(void) close(ofile);
 		utimes(name, timep);
+		(void) chflags(name, flags);
 		return (GOOD);
 	}
 	/* NOTREACHED */