diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 499bb71..4aab53b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_unregister_layoutdriver);
 void
 pnfs_get_layout_hdr(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&lo->plh_refcount);
+	refcount_inc(&lo->plh_refcount);
 }
 
 static struct pnfs_layout_hdr *
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ pnfs_put_layout_hdr(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 
 	pnfs_layoutreturn_before_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 
-	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&lo->plh_refcount, &inode->i_lock)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_lock(&lo->plh_refcount, &inode->i_lock)) {
 		if (!list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
 			WARN_ONCE(1, "NFS: BUG unfreed layout segments.\n");
 		pnfs_detach_layout_hdr(lo);
@@ -395,14 +395,14 @@ pnfs_layout_set_fail_bit(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo, int fail_bit)
 {
 	lo->plh_retry_timestamp = jiffies;
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(fail_bit, &lo->plh_flags))
-		atomic_inc(&lo->plh_refcount);
+		refcount_inc(&lo->plh_refcount);
 }
 
 static void
 pnfs_layout_clear_fail_bit(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo, int fail_bit)
 {
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(fail_bit, &lo->plh_flags))
-		atomic_dec(&lo->plh_refcount);
+		refcount_dec(&lo->plh_refcount);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ pnfs_layout_remove_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo,
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(NFS_LSEG_VALID, &lseg->pls_flags));
 	list_del_init(&lseg->pls_list);
 	/* Matched by pnfs_get_layout_hdr in pnfs_layout_insert_lseg */
-	atomic_dec(&lo->plh_refcount);
+	refcount_dec(&lo->plh_refcount);
 	if (test_bit(NFS_LSEG_LAYOUTRETURN, &lseg->pls_flags))
 		return;
 	if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs) &&
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ alloc_init_layout_hdr(struct inode *ino,
 	lo = pnfs_alloc_layout_hdr(ino, gfp_flags);
 	if (!lo)
 		return NULL;
-	atomic_set(&lo->plh_refcount, 1);
+	refcount_set(&lo->plh_refcount, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lo->plh_layouts);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lo->plh_segs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lo->plh_return_segs);