diff --git a/cmds-check.c b/cmds-check.c
index b45412da..d191221f 100644
--- a/cmds-check.c
+++ b/cmds-check.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ static void maybe_free_inode_rec(struct cache_tree *inode_cache,
 		if (backref->found_dir_item && backref->found_dir_index) {
 			if (backref->filetype != filetype)
 				backref->errors |= REF_ERR_FILETYPE_UNMATCH;
-			if (!backref->errors && backref->found_inode_ref) {
+			if (!backref->errors && backref->found_inode_ref &&
+			    rec->nlink == rec->found_link) {
 				list_del(&backref->list);
 				free(backref);
 			}
@@ -2392,7 +2393,7 @@ static int reset_nlink(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	list_for_each_entry(backref, &rec->backrefs, list) {
 		ret = btrfs_add_link(trans, root, rec->ino, backref->dir,
 				     backref->name, backref->namelen,
-				     backref->ref_type, &backref->index, 1);
+				     backref->filetype, &backref->index, 1);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 	}