1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/exofs/namei.c b/fs/exofs/namei.c
index b7dd0c236863..264e95d02830 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/namei.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int exofs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 
         inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
         inode_inc_link_count(inode);
-        atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
+        ihold(inode);
 
         return exofs_add_nondir(dentry, inode);
 }