diff --git a/lib/ext2fs/unlink.c b/lib/ext2fs/unlink.c
index d2d31cc..6852d4a 100644
--- a/lib/ext2fs/unlink.c
+++ b/lib/ext2fs/unlink.c
@@ -90,8 +90,13 @@ errcode_t ext2fs_unlink(ext2_filsys fs, ext2_ino_t dir,
 	ls.done = 0;
 	ls.prev = 0;
 
-	retval = ext2fs_dir_iterate(fs, dir, DIRENT_FLAG_INCLUDE_EMPTY,
-				    0, unlink_proc, &ls);
+	if (ext2fs_has_inline_data(fs, dir))
+		retval = ext2fs_inline_data_iterate(fs, dir,
+					DIRENT_FLAG_INCLUDE_EMPTY, 0,
+					unlink_proc, &ls);
+	else
+		retval = ext2fs_dir_iterate(fs, dir, DIRENT_FLAG_INCLUDE_EMPTY,
+					    0, unlink_proc, &ls);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;