diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 83274915ba6d..b491bb239c8f 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_do_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 	fsstack_copy_attr_times(dir, lower_dir);
 	set_nlink(inode, ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode)->i_nlink);
-	inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime;
+	inode_set_ctime_to_ts(inode, inode_get_ctime(dir));
 out_unlock:
 	dput(lower_dentry);
 	inode_unlock(lower_dir);