diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 878116d9625d..a6824bd04493 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ int btrfs_orphan_add(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct inode *inode)
 			insert = 1;
 #endif
 		insert = 1;
-		atomic_dec(&root->orphan_inodes);
+		atomic_inc(&root->orphan_inodes);
 	}
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_INODE_ORPHAN_META_RESERVED,