diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 92c20a8..4bf44ae 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -100,12 +100,11 @@
 
 
 /* local ticket functions */
-STATIC xlog_ticket_t	*xlog_ticket_get(xlog_t *log,
+STATIC xlog_ticket_t	*xlog_ticket_alloc(xlog_t *log,
 					 int	unit_bytes,
 					 int	count,
 					 char	clientid,
 					 uint	flags);
-STATIC void		xlog_ticket_put(xlog_t *log, xlog_ticket_t *ticket);
 
 #if defined(DEBUG)
 STATIC void	xlog_verify_dest_ptr(xlog_t *log, __psint_t ptr);
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@
 		 */
 		xlog_trace_loggrant(log, ticket, "xfs_log_done: (non-permanent)");
 		xlog_ungrant_log_space(log, ticket);
-		xlog_ticket_put(log, ticket);
+		xfs_log_ticket_put(ticket);
 	} else {
 		xlog_trace_loggrant(log, ticket, "xfs_log_done: (permanent)");
 		xlog_regrant_reserve_log_space(log, ticket);
@@ -514,7 +513,7 @@
 		retval = xlog_regrant_write_log_space(log, internal_ticket);
 	} else {
 		/* may sleep if need to allocate more tickets */
-		internal_ticket = xlog_ticket_get(log, unit_bytes, cnt,
+		internal_ticket = xlog_ticket_alloc(log, unit_bytes, cnt,
 						  client, flags);
 		if (!internal_ticket)
 			return XFS_ERROR(ENOMEM);
@@ -749,7 +748,7 @@
 		if (tic) {
 			xlog_trace_loggrant(log, tic, "unmount rec");
 			xlog_ungrant_log_space(log, tic);
-			xlog_ticket_put(log, tic);
+			xfs_log_ticket_put(tic);
 		}
 	} else {
 		/*
@@ -3222,22 +3221,33 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Free a used ticket.
+ * Free a used ticket when it's refcount falls to zero.
  */
-STATIC void
-xlog_ticket_put(xlog_t		*log,
-		xlog_ticket_t	*ticket)
+void
+xfs_log_ticket_put(
+	xlog_ticket_t	*ticket)
 {
-	sv_destroy(&ticket->t_wait);
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_log_ticket_zone, ticket);
-}	/* xlog_ticket_put */
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ticket->t_ref) > 0);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ticket->t_ref)) {
+		sv_destroy(&ticket->t_wait);
+		kmem_zone_free(xfs_log_ticket_zone, ticket);
+	}
+}
 
+xlog_ticket_t *
+xfs_log_ticket_get(
+	xlog_ticket_t	*ticket)
+{
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ticket->t_ref) > 0);
+	atomic_inc(&ticket->t_ref);
+	return ticket;
+}
 
 /*
  * Allocate and initialise a new log ticket.
  */
 STATIC xlog_ticket_t *
-xlog_ticket_get(xlog_t		*log,
+xlog_ticket_alloc(xlog_t		*log,
 		int		unit_bytes,
 		int		cnt,
 		char		client,
@@ -3308,6 +3318,7 @@
 		unit_bytes += 2*BBSIZE;
         }
 
+	atomic_set(&tic->t_ref, 1);
 	tic->t_unit_res		= unit_bytes;
 	tic->t_curr_res		= unit_bytes;
 	tic->t_cnt		= cnt;
@@ -3323,7 +3334,7 @@
 	xlog_tic_reset_res(tic);
 
 	return tic;
-}	/* xlog_ticket_get */
+}
 
 
 /******************************************************************************