diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index c18682f..fd9ee73 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/rhashtable.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #define BR_HASH_BITS 8
 #define BR_HASH_SIZE (1 << BR_HASH_BITS)
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ struct net_bridge_vlan {
 		struct net_bridge_port	*port;
 	};
 	union {
-		atomic_t		refcnt;
+		refcount_t		refcnt;
 		struct net_bridge_vlan	*brvlan;
 	};
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
index 26a1a56..233a300 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_vlan.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static struct net_bridge_vlan *br_vlan_get_master(struct net_bridge *br, u16 vid
 		if (WARN_ON(!masterv))
 			return NULL;
 	}
-	atomic_inc(&masterv->refcnt);
+	refcount_inc(&masterv->refcnt);
 
 	return masterv;
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void br_vlan_put_master(struct net_bridge_vlan *masterv)
 		return;
 
 	vg = br_vlan_group(masterv->br);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&masterv->refcnt)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&masterv->refcnt)) {
 		rhashtable_remove_fast(&vg->vlan_hash,
 				       &masterv->vnode, br_vlan_rht_params);
 		__vlan_del_list(masterv);
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ int br_vlan_add(struct net_bridge *br, u16 vid, u16 flags)
 				br_err(br, "failed insert local address into bridge forwarding table\n");
 				return ret;
 			}
-			atomic_inc(&vlan->refcnt);
+			refcount_inc(&vlan->refcnt);
 			vlan->flags |= BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO_BRENTRY;
 			vg->num_vlans++;
 		}
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ int br_vlan_add(struct net_bridge *br, u16 vid, u16 flags)
 	vlan->flags &= ~BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO_PVID;
 	vlan->br = br;
 	if (flags & BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO_BRENTRY)
-		atomic_set(&vlan->refcnt, 1);
+		refcount_set(&vlan->refcnt, 1);
 	ret = __vlan_add(vlan, flags);
 	if (ret) {
 		free_percpu(vlan->stats);