diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
index 4b0a226..8d0c0df 100644
--- a/fs/eventfd.c
+++ b/fs/eventfd.c
@@ -118,18 +118,18 @@
 {
 	struct eventfd_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 	unsigned int events = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	u64 count;
 
 	poll_wait(file, &ctx->wqh, wait);
+	smp_rmb();
+	count = ctx->count;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ctx->wqh.lock, flags);
-	if (ctx->count > 0)
+	if (count > 0)
 		events |= POLLIN;
-	if (ctx->count == ULLONG_MAX)
+	if (count == ULLONG_MAX)
 		events |= POLLERR;
-	if (ULLONG_MAX - 1 > ctx->count)
+	if (ULLONG_MAX - 1 > count)
 		events |= POLLOUT;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ctx->wqh.lock, flags);
 
 	return events;
 }