diff --git a/fs/minix/namei.c b/fs/minix/namei.c
index ce7337ddfdbfd2c156ec012b5a8282381954c49b..6e6777f1b4b208eb5b2767ac4b215f781ad7385d 100644
--- a/fs/minix/namei.c
+++ b/fs/minix/namei.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static int minix_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		new_de = minix_find_entry(new_dentry, &new_page);
 		if (!new_de)
 			goto out_dir;
-		inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
 		minix_set_link(new_de, new_page, old_inode);
 		new_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 		if (dir_de)
@@ -225,18 +224,15 @@ static int minix_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			if (new_dir->i_nlink >= info->s_link_max)
 				goto out_dir;
 		}
-		inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);
 		err = minix_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);
 	}
 
 	minix_delete_entry(old_de, old_page);
-	inode_dec_link_count(old_inode);
+	mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 
 	if (dir_de) {
 		minix_set_link(dir_de, dir_page, new_dir);