diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 3b39450..0b1e69d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@
 		cur = pending;
 		pending = pending->bi_next;
 		cur->bi_next = NULL;
-		atomic_dec(&fs_info->nr_async_bios);
 
-		if (atomic_read(&fs_info->nr_async_bios) < limit &&
+		if (atomic_dec_return(&fs_info->nr_async_bios) < limit &&
 		    waitqueue_active(&fs_info->async_submit_wait))
 			wake_up(&fs_info->async_submit_wait);