diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
index 2dda5ad..8f006a0 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/dentry.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		struct inode *lower_inode =
 			ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(dentry->d_inode);
 
-		fsstack_copy_attr_all(dentry->d_inode, lower_inode, NULL);
+		fsstack_copy_attr_all(dentry->d_inode, lower_inode);
 	}
 out:
 	return rc;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 056fed62..429ca0b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -626,9 +626,9 @@
 			lower_new_dir_dentry->d_inode, lower_new_dentry);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out_lock;
-	fsstack_copy_attr_all(new_dir, lower_new_dir_dentry->d_inode, NULL);
+	fsstack_copy_attr_all(new_dir, lower_new_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 	if (new_dir != old_dir)
-		fsstack_copy_attr_all(old_dir, lower_old_dir_dentry->d_inode, NULL);
+		fsstack_copy_attr_all(old_dir, lower_old_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
 	unlock_rename(lower_old_dir_dentry, lower_new_dir_dentry);
 	dput(lower_new_dentry->d_parent);
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@
 	rc = notify_change(lower_dentry, ia);
 	mutex_unlock(&lower_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out:
-	fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode, NULL);
+	fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode);
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 101fe4c..567bc4b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 		init_special_inode(inode, lower_inode->i_mode,
 				   lower_inode->i_rdev);
 	dentry->d_op = &ecryptfs_dops;
-	fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode, NULL);
+	fsstack_copy_attr_all(inode, lower_inode);
 	/* This size will be overwritten for real files w/ headers and
 	 * other metadata */
 	fsstack_copy_inode_size(inode, lower_inode);
diff --git a/fs/stack.c b/fs/stack.c
index 67716f6..0e20e43 100644
--- a/fs/stack.c
+++ b/fs/stack.c
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsstack_copy_inode_size);
 
-/* copy all attributes; get_nlinks is optional way to override the i_nlink
- * copying
- */
-void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src,
-				int (*get_nlinks)(struct inode *))
+/* copy all attributes */
+void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src)
 {
 	dest->i_mode = src->i_mode;
 	dest->i_uid = src->i_uid;
@@ -29,14 +26,6 @@
 	dest->i_ctime = src->i_ctime;
 	dest->i_blkbits = src->i_blkbits;
 	dest->i_flags = src->i_flags;
-
-	/*
-	 * Update the nlinks AFTER updating the above fields, because the
-	 * get_links callback may depend on them.
-	 */
-	if (!get_nlinks)
-		dest->i_nlink = src->i_nlink;
-	else
-		dest->i_nlink = (*get_nlinks)(dest);
+	dest->i_nlink = src->i_nlink;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsstack_copy_attr_all);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs_stack.h b/include/linux/fs_stack.h
index bb516ce..aa60311 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs_stack.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs_stack.h
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 
 /* externs for fs/stack.c */
-extern void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src,
-				int (*get_nlinks)(struct inode *));
-
+extern void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src);
 extern void fsstack_copy_inode_size(struct inode *dst, const struct inode *src);
 
 /* inlines */