diff --git a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
index 6fe874f..7ae0d0d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@
 		ret->i_atime = ret->i_mtime = ret->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
 		if (mode & S_IFDIR)
 			ret->i_nlink = 2;
-		else
-			ret->i_nlink = 1;
 	}
 	return ret;
 }