diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 26d3c61..6a5267d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1219,9 +1219,14 @@
 	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC);
 }
 
-static inline void inode_inc_link_count(struct inode *inode)
+static inline void inc_nlink(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	inode->i_nlink++;
+}
+
+static inline void inode_inc_link_count(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	inc_nlink(inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 }