1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 09e4b3ae4564..e6ce3b112875 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ cifs_hardlink(struct dentry *old_file, struct inode *inode,
         if (old_file->d_inode) {
                 cifsInode = CIFS_I(old_file->d_inode);
                 if (rc == 0) {
+                        spin_lock(&old_file->d_inode->i_lock);
                         inc_nlink(old_file->d_inode);
+                        spin_unlock(&old_file->d_inode->i_lock);
 /* BB should we make this contingent on superblock flag NOATIME? */
 /*                      old_file->d_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;*/
                         /* parent dir timestamps will update from srv