diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 63c020e..71fd08f 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
+	inode->i_nlink = 2;
 	root = d_alloc_root(inode);
 	if (!root) {
 		iput(inode);