diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/local.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/local.h
index bdcdef0..fffc830 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/local.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/local.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 #define local_cmpxchg(l, o, n) \
 	((long)cmpxchg_local(&((l)->a.counter), (o), (n)))
-#define local_xchg(l, n) (xchg_local(&((l)->a.counter), (n)))
+#define local_xchg(l, n) (atomic_long_xchg((&(l)->a), (n)))
 
 /**
  * local_add_unless - add unless the number is a given value