new_de = exofs_find_entry(new_dir, new_dentry, &new_page);
                if (!new_de)
                        goto out_dir;
-               inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
                err = exofs_set_link(new_dir, new_de, new_page, old_inode);
                new_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
                if (dir_de)
                        if (new_dir->i_nlink >= EXOFS_LINK_MAX)
                                goto out_dir;
                }
-               inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
                err = exofs_add_link(new_dentry, old_inode);
-               if (err) {
-                       inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);
+               if (err)
                        goto out_dir;
-               }
                if (dir_de)
                        inode_inc_link_count(new_dir);
        }
        old_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 
        exofs_delete_entry(old_de, old_page);
-       inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);
+       mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 
        if (dir_de) {
                err = exofs_set_link(old_inode, dir_de, dir_page, new_dir);