diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
index 861518dae..3f3fae7a0 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ func checkPreconditionsPUT(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 
 	etagMatch := opts.PreserveETag != "" && isETagEqual(objInfo.ETag, opts.PreserveETag)
 	vidMatch := opts.VersionID != "" && opts.VersionID == objInfo.VersionID
-	mtimeMatch := !opts.MTime.IsZero() && objInfo.ModTime.Unix() >= opts.MTime.Unix()
-	if etagMatch && vidMatch && mtimeMatch {
+	if etagMatch && vidMatch {
 		writeHeaders()
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrPreconditionFailed), r.URL)
 		return true
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 9fd943b4f..28554f758 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -1780,7 +1780,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 	}
 	opts.IndexCB = idxCb
 
-	if (!opts.MTime.IsZero() && opts.PreserveETag != "") ||
+	if opts.PreserveETag != "" ||
 		r.Header.Get(xhttp.IfMatch) != "" ||
 		r.Header.Get(xhttp.IfNoneMatch) != "" {
 		opts.CheckPrecondFn = func(oi ObjectInfo) bool {
diff --git a/cmd/object-multipart-handlers.go b/cmd/object-multipart-handlers.go
index da540ce53..d714d5a1e 100644
--- a/cmd/object-multipart-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-multipart-handlers.go
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		return
 	}
 
-	if !opts.MTime.IsZero() && opts.PreserveETag != "" {
+	if opts.PreserveETag != "" ||
+		r.Header.Get(xhttp.IfMatch) != "" ||
+		r.Header.Get(xhttp.IfNoneMatch) != "" {
 		opts.CheckPrecondFn = func(oi ObjectInfo) bool {
 			if _, err := DecryptObjectInfo(&oi, r); err != nil {
 				writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)