diff --git a/fs/lockd/host.c b/fs/lockd/host.c
index 826a89184f90fc7d104980b15922dfa565146cf1..11b6832277f632abbdec1202d1bfeabf13a42693 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/host.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/host.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static struct nlm_host *nlm_alloc_host(struct nlm_lookup_host_info *ni,
 	host->h_state      = 0;
 	host->h_nsmstate   = 0;
 	host->h_pidcount   = 0;
-	atomic_set(&host->h_count, 1);
+	refcount_set(&host->h_count, 1);
 	mutex_init(&host->h_mutex);
 	host->h_nextrebind = now + NLM_HOST_REBIND;
 	host->h_expires    = now + NLM_HOST_EXPIRE;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void nlmclnt_release_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(host->h_server);
 
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&host->h_count)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&host->h_count)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&host->h_lockowners));
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&host->h_granted));
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&host->h_reclaim));
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void nlmsvc_release_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 	dprintk("lockd: release server host %s\n", host->h_name);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!host->h_server);
-	atomic_dec(&host->h_count);
+	refcount_dec(&host->h_count);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ struct nlm_host * nlm_get_host(struct nlm_host *host)
 {
 	if (host) {
 		dprintk("lockd: get host %s\n", host->h_name);
-		atomic_inc(&host->h_count);
+		refcount_inc(&host->h_count);
 		host->h_expires = jiffies + NLM_HOST_EXPIRE;
 	}
 	return host;
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ static void nlm_complain_hosts(struct net *net)
 		if (net && host->net != net)
 			continue;
 		dprintk("       %s (cnt %d use %d exp %ld net %x)\n",
-			host->h_name, atomic_read(&host->h_count),
+			host->h_name, refcount_read(&host->h_count),
 			host->h_inuse, host->h_expires, host->net->ns.inum);
 	}
 }
@@ -662,11 +662,11 @@ nlm_gc_hosts(struct net *net)
 	for_each_host_safe(host, next, chain, nlm_server_hosts) {
 		if (net && host->net != net)
 			continue;
-		if (atomic_read(&host->h_count) || host->h_inuse
+		if (refcount_read(&host->h_count) || host->h_inuse
 		 || time_before(jiffies, host->h_expires)) {
 			dprintk("nlm_gc_hosts skipping %s "
 				"(cnt %d use %d exp %ld net %x)\n",
-				host->h_name, atomic_read(&host->h_count),
+				host->h_name, refcount_read(&host->h_count),
 				host->h_inuse, host->h_expires,
 				host->net->ns.inum);
 			continue;
diff --git a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
index d7d313fb9cd4c1ef72e3f610e3c683adcd143a23..39dfeea20963f42257831d1c0582397e1ae5cf41 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockd/lockd.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
 #include <linux/lockd/bind.h>
 #include <linux/lockd/xdr.h>
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ struct nlm_host {
 	u32			h_state;	/* pseudo-state counter */
 	u32			h_nsmstate;	/* true remote NSM state */
 	u32			h_pidcount;	/* Pseudopids */
-	atomic_t		h_count;	/* reference count */
+	refcount_t		h_count;	/* reference count */
 	struct mutex		h_mutex;	/* mutex for pmap binding */
 	unsigned long		h_nextrebind;	/* next portmap call */
 	unsigned long		h_expires;	/* eligible for GC */