diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 1fc715a..c07a55a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 				| NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA
 				| NFS_INO_REVAL_PAGECACHE;
 		if (fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_NLINK)
-			inode->i_nlink = fattr->nlink;
+			set_nlink(inode, fattr->nlink);
 		else if (nfs_server_capable(inode, NFS_CAP_NLINK))
 			nfsi->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 		if (fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_OWNER)
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@
 			invalid |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR;
 			if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 				invalid |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
-			inode->i_nlink = fattr->nlink;
+			set_nlink(inode, fattr->nlink);
 		}
 	} else if (server->caps & NFS_CAP_NLINK)
 		invalid |= save_cache_validity & (NFS_INO_INVALID_ATTR