1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 1117dd3ba123..539a85fddbc2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2879,7 +2879,13 @@ xfs_rename_alloc_whiteout(
         if (error)
                 return error;
 
-        /* Satisfy xfs_bumplink that this is a real tmpfile */
+        /*
+         * Prepare the tmpfile inode as if it were created through the VFS.
+         * Otherwise, the link increment paths will complain about nlink 0->1.
+         * Drop the link count as done by d_tmpfile(), complete the inode setup
+         * and flag it as linkable.
+         */
+        drop_nlink(VFS_I(tmpfile));
         xfs_finish_inode_setup(tmpfile);
         VFS_I(tmpfile)->i_state |= I_LINKABLE;
 
@@ -3147,7 +3153,7 @@ xfs_rename(
          * intermediate state on disk.
          */
         if (wip) {
-                ASSERT(wip->i_d.di_nlink == 0);
+                ASSERT(VFS_I(wip)->i_nlink == 0 && wip->i_d.di_nlink == 0);
                 error = xfs_bumplink(tp, wip);
                 if (error)
                         goto out_trans_abort;