diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 1e4a5fe..a524ea4 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -621,21 +621,6 @@
 	list_add_tail(&mnt->mnt_child, &real_mount(path->mnt)->mnt_mounts);
 }
 
-static inline void __mnt_make_longterm(struct mount *mnt)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	atomic_inc(&mnt->mnt_longterm);
-#endif
-}
-
-/* needs vfsmount lock for write */
-static inline void __mnt_make_shortterm(struct mount *mnt)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	atomic_dec(&mnt->mnt_longterm);
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * vfsmount lock must be held for write
  */
@@ -649,10 +634,8 @@
 	BUG_ON(parent == mnt);
 
 	list_add_tail(&head, &mnt->mnt_list);
-	list_for_each_entry(m, &head, mnt_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(m, &head, mnt_list)
 		m->mnt_ns = n;
-		__mnt_make_longterm(m);
-	}
 
 	list_splice(&head, n->list.prev);
 
@@ -804,7 +787,8 @@
 put_again:
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-	if (likely(atomic_read(&mnt->mnt_longterm))) {
+	if (likely(mnt->mnt_ns)) {
+		/* shouldn't be the last one */
 		mnt_add_count(mnt, -1);
 		br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 		return;
@@ -1074,8 +1058,6 @@
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_expire);
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_list);
 		__touch_mnt_namespace(p->mnt_ns);
-		if (p->mnt_ns)
-			__mnt_make_shortterm(p);
 		p->mnt_ns = NULL;
 		list_del_init(&p->mnt_child);
 		if (mnt_has_parent(p)) {
@@ -2209,23 +2191,6 @@
 	return new_ns;
 }
 
-void mnt_make_longterm(struct vfsmount *mnt)
-{
-	__mnt_make_longterm(real_mount(mnt));
-}
-
-void mnt_make_shortterm(struct vfsmount *m)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	struct mount *mnt = real_mount(m);
-	if (atomic_add_unless(&mnt->mnt_longterm, -1, 1))
-		return;
-	br_write_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
-	atomic_dec(&mnt->mnt_longterm);
-	br_write_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-#endif
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate a new namespace structure and populate it with contents
  * copied from the namespace of the passed in task structure.
@@ -2265,18 +2230,13 @@
 	q = new;
 	while (p) {
 		q->mnt_ns = new_ns;
-		__mnt_make_longterm(q);
 		if (fs) {
 			if (&p->mnt == fs->root.mnt) {
 				fs->root.mnt = mntget(&q->mnt);
-				__mnt_make_longterm(q);
-				mnt_make_shortterm(&p->mnt);
 				rootmnt = &p->mnt;
 			}
 			if (&p->mnt == fs->pwd.mnt) {
 				fs->pwd.mnt = mntget(&q->mnt);
-				__mnt_make_longterm(q);
-				mnt_make_shortterm(&p->mnt);
 				pwdmnt = &p->mnt;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2320,7 +2280,6 @@
 	if (!IS_ERR(new_ns)) {
 		struct mount *mnt = real_mount(m);
 		mnt->mnt_ns = new_ns;
-		__mnt_make_longterm(mnt);
 		new_ns->root = mnt;
 		list_add(&new_ns->list, &mnt->mnt_list);
 	} else {
@@ -2615,7 +2574,7 @@
 		 * it is a longterm mount, don't release mnt until
 		 * we unmount before file sys is unregistered
 		*/
-		mnt_make_longterm(mnt);
+		real_mount(mnt)->mnt_ns = MNT_NS_INTERNAL;
 	}
 	return mnt;
 }
@@ -2625,7 +2584,9 @@
 {
 	/* release long term mount so mount point can be released */
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mnt)) {
-		mnt_make_shortterm(mnt);
+		br_write_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
+		real_mount(mnt)->mnt_ns = NULL;
+		br_write_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 		mntput(mnt);
 	}
 }