struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result old_entry_lookup = { NULL, };
        struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result orphan_insert = { NULL, };
        struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result target_insert = { NULL, };
+       bool should_add_orphan = false;
 
        /* At some point it might be nice to break this function up a
         * bit. */
                                mlog_errno(status);
                                goto bail;
                        }
+                       should_add_orphan = true;
                }
        } else {
                BUG_ON(new_dentry->d_parent->d_inode != new_dir);
                        goto bail;
                }
 
-               if (S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode) ||
-                   (ocfs2_read_links_count(newfe) == 1)) {
-                       status = ocfs2_orphan_add(osb, handle, new_inode,
-                                                 newfe_bh, orphan_name,
-                                                 &orphan_insert, orphan_dir);
-                       if (status < 0) {
-                               mlog_errno(status);
-                               goto bail;
-                       }
-               }
-
                /* change the dirent to point to the correct inode */
                status = ocfs2_update_entry(new_dir, handle, &target_lookup_res,
                                            old_inode);
                else
                        ocfs2_add_links_count(newfe, -1);
                ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, newfe_bh);
+               if (should_add_orphan) {
+                       status = ocfs2_orphan_add(osb, handle, new_inode,
+                                       newfe_bh, orphan_name,
+                                       &orphan_insert, orphan_dir);
+                       if (status < 0) {
+                               mlog_errno(status);
+                               goto bail;
+                       }
+               }
        } else {
                /* if the name was not found in new_dir, add it now */
                status = ocfs2_add_entry(handle, new_dentry, old_inode,