1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/autofs/root.c b/fs/autofs/root.c
index 9cac08d6a873..54ad70731927 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/root.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int autofs_root_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
         dentry->d_time = (unsigned long)(struct autofs_dir_ent *)NULL;
         autofs_hash_delete(ent);
-        dir->i_nlink--;
+        drop_nlink(dir);
         d_drop(dentry);
         unlock_kernel();