diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1b92b72..101e359 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ static void tipc_sk_remove(struct tipc_sock *tsk)
 	struct tipc_net *tn = net_generic(sock_net(sk), tipc_net_id);
 
 	if (!rhashtable_remove_fast(&tn->sk_rht, &tsk->node, tsk_rht_params)) {
-		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&sk->sk_refcnt) == 1);
+		WARN_ON(refcount_read(&sk->sk_refcnt) == 1);
 		__sock_put(sk);
 	}
 }