diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index 410265151ad1a65c568c64e9a6476668a125b8c6..091ee4779538fc5dd5b7e996007de8b2d18f9f8d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static int dir_new_leaf(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *name)
  */
 
 int gfs2_dir_add(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *name,
-		 const struct gfs2_inode *nip, unsigned type)
+		 const struct gfs2_inode *nip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ int gfs2_dir_add(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *name,
 				return PTR_ERR(dent);
 			dent = gfs2_init_dirent(inode, dent, name, bh);
 			gfs2_inum_out(nip, dent);
-			dent->de_type = cpu_to_be16(type);
+			dent->de_type = cpu_to_be16(IF2DT(nip->i_inode.i_mode));
 			if (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_EXHASH) {
 				leaf = (struct gfs2_leaf *)bh->b_data;
 				be16_add_cpu(&leaf->lf_entries, 1);
@@ -1625,6 +1625,8 @@ int gfs2_dir_add(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *name,
 			gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
 			ip->i_entries++;
 			ip->i_inode.i_mtime = ip->i_inode.i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+			if (S_ISDIR(nip->i_inode.i_mode))
+				inc_nlink(&ip->i_inode);
 			gfs2_dinode_out(ip, bh->b_data);
 			brelse(bh);
 			error = 0;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.h b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
index 66831f1d23eae2e9fa4dbcf33a0de70d18b70d5a..e686af11becdaaa5b6cc8b4463e9914d28884074 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern struct inode *gfs2_dir_search(struct inode *dir,
 extern int gfs2_dir_check(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *filename,
 			  const struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_dir_add(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *filename,
-			const struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int type);
+			const struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_dir_del(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int gfs2_dir_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 			 filldir_t filldir);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 5a02606b68c0e6e8f72c468f1c969f7a79edf435..a8c14c9985e2e23038f044452baabf1144d87186 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -362,52 +362,6 @@ int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	return error;
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_change_nlink - Change nlink count on inode
- * @ip: The GFS2 inode
- * @diff: The change in the nlink count required
- *
- * Returns: errno
- */
-int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
-{
-	struct buffer_head *dibh;
-	u32 nlink;
-	int error;
-
-	BUG_ON(diff != 1 && diff != -1);
-	nlink = ip->i_inode.i_nlink + diff;
-
-	/* If we are reducing the nlink count, but the new value ends up being
-	   bigger than the old one, we must have underflowed. */
-	if (diff < 0 && nlink > ip->i_inode.i_nlink) {
-		if (gfs2_consist_inode(ip))
-			gfs2_dinode_print(ip);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	if (diff > 0)
-		inc_nlink(&ip->i_inode);
-	else
-		drop_nlink(&ip->i_inode);
-
-	ip->i_inode.i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-
-	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
-	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
-	brelse(dibh);
-	mark_inode_dirty(&ip->i_inode);
-
-	if (ip->i_inode.i_nlink == 0)
-		gfs2_unlink_di(&ip->i_inode); /* mark inode unlinked */
-
-	return error;
-}
-
 struct inode *gfs2_lookup_simple(struct inode *dip, const char *name)
 {
 	struct qstr qstr;
@@ -723,7 +677,7 @@ static int link_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
 			goto fail_quota_locks;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_dir_add(&dip->i_inode, name, ip, IF2DT(ip->i_inode.i_mode));
+	error = gfs2_dir_add(&dip->i_inode, name, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_end_trans;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index 8d1344a4e6739740e700dc1554da1fa2489ac6da..f9b8289deec5c2b639121903309417208100f0e1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ extern struct inode *gfs2_ilookup(struct super_block *sb, u64 no_addr, int nonbl
 
 extern int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
-extern int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff);
 extern struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 				  int is_root);
 extern struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 765da06c8f555e2baba825794e8e08f21c24e251..6b8c2bdb5a0c1c7ee0c805515adbabdce401737b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	if (error)
 		goto out_end_trans;
 
-	error = gfs2_dir_add(dir, &dentry->d_name, ip, IF2DT(inode->i_mode));
+	error = gfs2_dir_add(dir, &dentry->d_name, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_brelse;
 
@@ -554,9 +554,6 @@ static int gfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 		brelse(dibh);
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_change_nlink(dip, +1);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !error); /* dip already pinned */
-
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	if (dip->i_alloc->al_rgd)
 		gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
@@ -857,10 +854,6 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	}
 
 	if (dir_rename) {
-		error = gfs2_change_nlink(ndip, +1);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_end_trans;
-
 		error = gfs2_dir_mvino(ip, &gfs2_qdotdot, ndip, DT_DIR);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_end_trans;
@@ -879,7 +872,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	if (error)
 		goto out_end_trans;
 
-	error = gfs2_dir_add(ndir, &ndentry->d_name, ip, IF2DT(ip->i_inode.i_mode));
+	error = gfs2_dir_add(ndir, &ndentry->d_name, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_end_trans;