diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c

index 8038feb..4abe6a0 100644

--- a/generator.c

+++ b/generator.c

@@ -2034,6 +2034,7 @@ static void touch_up_dirs(struct file_list *flist, int ndx)

 	static int counter = 0;

 	struct file_struct *file;

 	char *fname;

+	BOOL retouch_perms;

 	int i, start, end;

 	if (ndx < 0) {

@@ -2054,11 +2055,13 @@ static void touch_up_dirs(struct file_list *flist, int ndx)

 			rprintf(FINFO, "touch_up_dirs: %s (%d)\n",

 				NS(fname), i);

 		}

+		/* Be sure not to retouch permissions with --fake-super. */

+		retouch_perms = !am_root && !(file->mode & S_IWUSR);

 		if (!F_IS_ACTIVE(file) || file->flags & FLAG_MISSING_DIR

-		 || (!need_retouch_dir_times && file->mode & S_IWUSR))

+		 || !(need_retouch_dir_times || retouch_perms))

 			continue;

 		fname = f_name(file, NULL);

-		if (!(file->mode & S_IWUSR))

+		if (retouch_perms)

 			do_chmod(fname, file->mode);

 		if (need_retouch_dir_times) {

 			STRUCT_STAT st;