+diff --git a/hlink.c b/hlink.c
+--- a/hlink.c
++++ b/hlink.c
+@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ int hard_link_check(struct file_struct *file, int ndx, const char *fname,
+ char cmpbuf[MAXPATHLEN];
+ stat_x alt_sx;
+ int j = 0;
++ alt_sx.crtime = 0;
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
+ alt_sx.acc_acl = alt_sx.def_acl = NULL;
+ #endif
+@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@ void finish_hard_link(struct file_struct *file, const char *fname, int fin_ndx,
+ } else
+ our_name = fname;
+
++ prev_sx.crtime = 0;
+ #ifdef SUPPORT_ACLS
+ prev_sx.acc_acl = prev_sx.def_acl = NULL;
+ #endif