diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index 3aa75fffa8c9..9e7cde913667 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static struct dentry *securityfs_create_dentry(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 
 	inode->i_ino = get_next_ino();
 	inode->i_mode = mode;
-	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(inode);
+	simple_inode_init_ts(inode);
 	inode->i_private = data;
 	if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
 		inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;