diff --git a/inode.c b/inode.c
index 1eb74dd..615e7bf 100644
--- a/inode.c
+++ b/inode.c
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ static int simplefs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
     inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = inode->i_atime.tv_sec = 0;
 #endif
 
+    inode_dec_link_count(inode);
     drop_nlink(inode);
     mark_inode_dirty(inode);