diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index 20efd81..449b6cf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -558,6 +558,11 @@
 			fattr->cf_mode &= ~(S_IWUGO);
 
 		fattr->cf_nlink = le32_to_cpu(info->NumberOfLinks);
+		if (fattr->cf_nlink < 1) {
+			cifs_dbg(1, "replacing bogus file nlink value %u\n",
+				fattr->cf_nlink);
+			fattr->cf_nlink = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	fattr->cf_uid = cifs_sb->mnt_uid;