diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index f5c4b3e31a1c..fa049ee0a386 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ static int hfsplus_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 		init_special_inode(inode, mode, rdev);
 
 	res = hfsplus_create_cat(inode->i_ino, dir, &dentry->d_name, inode);
+	HFSPLUS_I(dir)->subfolders = 0;
 	if (res)
 		goto failed_mknod;