diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 2951aa0039fc..5d23421b6243 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -4213,6 +4213,7 @@ static int __btrfs_unlink_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	btrfs_i_size_write(dir, dir->vfs_inode.i_size - name->len * 2);
 	inode_inc_iversion(&inode->vfs_inode);
+	inode_set_ctime_current(&inode->vfs_inode);
 	inode_inc_iversion(&dir->vfs_inode);
  	inode_set_mtime_to_ts(&dir->vfs_inode, inode_set_ctime_current(&dir->vfs_inode));
 	ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, dir);