1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
index fc6f4a7f6405..72ce3c173d6a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode-item.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ int btrfs_insert_inode_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
                 ptr = (unsigned long)(ref + 1);
                 ret = 0;
         } else if (ret < 0) {
+                if (ret == -EOVERFLOW)
+                        ret = -EMLINK;
                 goto out;
         } else {
                 ref = btrfs_item_ptr(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],