diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
index a8b2e0d2c025..99b4309d6db6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
@@ -1048,12 +1048,14 @@ static int check_inode_item(struct extent_buffer *leaf,
 			return -EUCLEAN;
 		}
 	}
+	/*
 	if (unlikely(S_ISDIR(mode) && btrfs_inode_nlink(leaf, iitem) > 1)) {
 		inode_item_err(leaf, slot,
 		       "invalid nlink: has %u expect no more than 1 for dir",
 			btrfs_inode_nlink(leaf, iitem));
 		return -EUCLEAN;
 	}
+	*/
 	if (unlikely(btrfs_inode_flags(leaf, iitem) & ~BTRFS_INODE_FLAG_MASK)) {
 		inode_item_err(leaf, slot,
 			       "unknown flags detected: 0x%llx",