1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/vfat/namei.c b/fs/vfat/namei.c
index 090d74ffa061..5846ba2d5d9f 100644
--- a/fs/vfat/namei.c
+++ b/fs/vfat/namei.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static int vfat_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
         if (err)
                 goto out_free;
         dir->i_version++;
-        dir->i_nlink++;
+        inc_nlink(dir);
 
         inode = fat_build_inode(sb, sinfo.de, sinfo.i_pos);
         brelse(sinfo.bh);
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static int vfat_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
                 }
                 drop_nlink(old_dir);
                 if (!new_inode)
-                        new_dir->i_nlink++;
+                        inc_nlink(new_dir);
         }
 
         err = fat_remove_entries(old_dir, &old_sinfo);  /* and releases bh */