1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 26eecb86f9b0..481f8892a919 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
         error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
         /* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
         if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
-                dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = 0;
+                clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
         nfs_end_data_update(dir);
         unlock_kernel();