diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index a42238211887..ee04185d8e0f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -4148,6 +4148,7 @@ err:
 
 	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_ctime_current(&inode->vfs_inode);
 	dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime = inode_set_ctime_current(&dir->vfs_inode);