diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 25ac74d30bff..796e23761ba0 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -3246,11 +3246,10 @@ void d_genocide(struct dentry *parent)
 	d_walk(parent, parent, d_genocide_kill);
 }
 
-void d_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct inode *inode)
+void d_mark_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 
-	inode_dec_link_count(inode);
 	BUG_ON(dentry->d_name.name != dentry->d_iname ||
 		!hlist_unhashed(&dentry->d_u.d_alias) ||
 		!d_unlinked(dentry));
@@ -3260,6 +3259,15 @@ void d_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct inode *inode)
 				(unsigned long long)inode->i_ino);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_parent->d_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_mark_tmpfile);
+
+void d_tmpfile(struct file *file, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+
+	inode_dec_link_count(inode);
+	d_mark_tmpfile(file, inode);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_tmpfile);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 6b351e009f59..3da2f0545d5d 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ extern struct dentry * d_make_root(struct inode *);
 /* <clickety>-<click> the ramfs-type tree */
 extern void d_genocide(struct dentry *);
 
+extern void d_mark_tmpfile(struct file *, struct inode *);
 extern void d_tmpfile(struct file *, struct inode *);
 
 extern struct dentry *d_find_alias(struct inode *);