diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index fa4fa6c..45b9acb 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@
 
 	d_instantiate(path.dentry, inode);
 	inode->i_size = size;
-	inode->i_nlink = 0;	/* It is unlinked */
+	clear_nlink(inode);	/* It is unlinked */
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
 	error = ramfs_nommu_expand_for_mapping(inode, size);
 	if (error)