diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85d4230..54c4774 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fuse.mount(mountPath, {
         mtime: new Date(),
         atime: new Date(),
         ctime: new Date(),
+        nlink: 1,
         size: 100,
         mode: 16877,
         uid: process.getuid ? process.getuid() : 0,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ fuse.mount(mountPath, {
         mtime: new Date(),
         atime: new Date(),
         ctime: new Date(),
+        nlink: 1,
         size: 12,
         mode: 33188,
         uid: process.getuid ? process.getuid() : 0,
diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index e539ff8..5e11905 100644
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fuse.mount(mountPath, {
         mtime: new Date(),
         atime: new Date(),
         ctime: new Date(),
+        nlink: 1,
         size: 100,
         mode: 16877,
         uid: process.getuid ? process.getuid() : 0,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ fuse.mount(mountPath, {
         mtime: new Date(),
         atime: new Date(),
         ctime: new Date(),
+        nlink: 1,
         size: 12,
         mode: 33188,
         uid: process.getuid ? process.getuid() : 0,