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diff --git a/restore/utilities.c b/restore/utilities.c
index de508cd..f052071 100644
--- a/restore/utilities.c
+++ b/restore/utilities.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *	Ported to Linux's Second Extended File System as part of the
  *	dump and restore backup suit
  *	Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>, 1994-1997
- *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999 
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999-2000
  */
 
 /*
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: utilities.c,v 1.6 1999/10/13 09:57:21 stelian Exp $";
+	"$Id: utilities.c,v 1.8 2000/02/08 12:22:43 stelian Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -244,6 +244,18 @@ linkit(char *existing, char *new, int type)
 				ret = link(existing, new);
 				chflags(existing, s.st_flags);
 			}
+#else
+			unsigned long s;
+
+			/*
+			 * Most likely, the immutable or append-only attribute
+			 * is set. Clear the attributes and try again.
+			 */
+			if (fgetflags (existing, &s) != -1 &&
+			    fsetflags (existing, 0) != -1) {
+			    	ret = link(existing, new);
+				fsetflags(existing, s);
+			}
 #endif
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				warn("warning: cannot create hard link %s->%s",