diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index cd3156a9a268..24598acb9a31 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3704,6 +3704,7 @@ 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->vfs_inode.i_ctime = dir->vfs_inode.i_mtime =
 		dir->vfs_inode.i_ctime = current_time(&inode->vfs_inode);