diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index 71aa30559c53912abb71dfe876f45e37345cfb51..efe0a127cb76acb70eb549e43ed6269fc019d12d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int f2fs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	f2fs_balance_fs(sbi);
 
 	inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-	atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
+	ihold(inode);
 
 	set_inode_flag(F2FS_I(inode), FI_INC_LINK);
 	ilock = mutex_lock_op(sbi);