diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 8fd8d9b90b00..f9c9dea636d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1115,6 +1115,18 @@ static inline void mark_inode_dirty_sync(struct inode *inode)
 	__mark_inode_dirty(inode, I_DIRTY_SYNC);
 }
 
+static inline void inode_inc_link_count(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	inode->i_nlink++;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+}
+
+static inline void inode_dec_link_count(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	inode->i_nlink--;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+}
+
 extern void touch_atime(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry);
 static inline void file_accessed(struct file *file)
 {