diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 528369f..a2e4a4b 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ static int ubifs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	err = ubifs_jnl_update(c, dir, &nm, inode, 0, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_cancel;
+	if (inode->i_nlink == 1)
+		ubifs_delete_orphan(c, inode->i_ino);
 	unlock_2_inodes(dir, inode);
 
 	ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);