diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 2c9c48d..ef29500 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <linux/config.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
-#include <linux/rcuref.h>
 
 /*
  * It's silly to have NR_OPEN bigger than NR_FILE, but you can change
@@ -653,7 +652,7 @@
 #define file_list_lock() spin_lock(&files_lock);
 #define file_list_unlock() spin_unlock(&files_lock);
 
-#define get_file(x)	rcuref_inc(&(x)->f_count)
+#define get_file(x)	atomic_inc(&(x)->f_count)
 #define file_count(x)	atomic_read(&(x)->f_count)
 
 #define	MAX_NON_LFS	((1UL<<31) - 1)