diff --git a/fs/fuse/control.c b/fs/fuse/control.c
index 79ec1f2..16b39c0 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/control.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/control.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	parent = fuse_control_sb->s_root;
-	parent->d_inode->i_nlink++;
+	inc_nlink(parent->d_inode);
 	sprintf(name, "%llu", (unsigned long long) fc->id);
 	parent = fuse_ctl_add_dentry(parent, fc, name, S_IFDIR | 0500, 2,
 				     &simple_dir_inode_operations,