diff --git a/Lib/mhlib.py b/Lib/mhlib.py
index 856e878..46311fc 100644
--- a/Lib/mhlib.py
+++ b/Lib/mhlib.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         # Get the link count so we can avoid listing folders
         # that have no subfolders.
         nlinks = os.stat(fullname).st_nlink
-        if nlinks <= 2:
+        if nlinks == 2:
             return []
         subfolders = []
         subnames = os.listdir(fullname)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
                 # Stop looking for subfolders when
                 # we've seen them all
                 nlinks = nlinks - 1
-                if nlinks <= 2:
+                if nlinks == 2:
                     break
         subfolders.sort()
         return subfolders
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         # Get the link count so we can avoid listing folders
         # that have no subfolders.
         nlinks = os.stat(fullname).st_nlink
-        if nlinks <= 2:
+        if nlinks == 2:
             return []
         subfolders = []
         subnames = os.listdir(fullname)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
                 # Stop looking for subfolders when
                 # we've seen them all
                 nlinks = nlinks - 1
-                if nlinks <= 2:
+                if nlinks == 2:
                     break
         subfolders.sort()
         return subfolders
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0c7e52b..265d2cf 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7759: Fixed the mhlib module on filesystems that doesn't support
+  link counting for directories.
+
 - Issue #892902: Fixed pickling recursive objects.
 
 - Issue #18010: Fix the pydoc GUI's search function to handle exceptions