1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/link.c b/fs/cifs/link.c
index 8693b5d0e180..6b0e06434391 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/link.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/link.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ cifs_hardlink(struct dentry *old_file, struct inode *inode,
         if (old_file->d_inode) {
                 cifsInode = CIFS_I(old_file->d_inode);
                 if (rc == 0) {
-                        old_file->d_inode->i_nlink++;
+                        inc_nlink(old_file->d_inode);
 /* 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