1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index 2e1d8341d827..adb91855ccd0 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
                 new_de = ext2_find_entry (new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name, &new_page);
                 if (!new_de)
                         goto out_dir;
-                inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
                 ext2_set_link(new_dir, new_de, new_page, old_inode, 1);
                 new_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
                 if (dir_de)
@@ -356,12 +355,9 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
                         if (new_dir->i_nlink >= EXT2_LINK_MAX)
                                 goto out_dir;
                 }
-                inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
                 err = ext2_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
-                if (err) {
-                        inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);
+                if (err)
                         goto out_dir;
-                }
                 if (dir_de)
                         inode_inc_link_count(new_dir);
         }
@@ -369,12 +365,11 @@ static int ext2_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
         /*
          * Like most other Unix systems, set the ctime for inodes on a
          * rename.
-         * inode_dec_link_count() will mark the inode dirty.
          */
         old_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+        mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 
         ext2_delete_entry (old_de, old_page);
-        inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);
 
         if (dir_de) {
                 if (old_dir != new_dir)