1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 12810baeb5d4..d9180020de63 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -419,16 +419,15 @@ xfs_vn_link(
         int             error;
 
         ip = old_dentry->d_inode;       /* inode being linked to */
-        if (S_ISDIR(ip->i_mode))
-                return -EPERM;
-
         tdvp = vn_from_inode(dir);
         vp = vn_from_inode(ip);
 
+        VN_HOLD(vp);
         error = bhv_vop_link(tdvp, vp, dentry, NULL);
-        if (likely(!error)) {
+        if (unlikely(error)) {
+                VN_RELE(vp);
+        } else {
                 VMODIFY(tdvp);
-                VN_HOLD(vp);
                 xfs_validate_fields(ip, &vattr);
                 d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
         }