diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 5c2d806..29a3016 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct userfaultfd_ctx {
 	/* released */
 	bool released;
 	/* memory mappings are changing because of non-cooperative event */
-	bool mmap_changing;
+	atomic_t mmap_changing;
 	/* mm with one ore more vmas attached to this userfaultfd_ctx */
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 };
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ static void userfaultfd_event_wait_completion(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	 * already released.
 	 */
 out:
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing, false);
+	atomic_dec(&ctx->mmap_changing);
+	VM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing) < 0);
 	userfaultfd_ctx_put(ctx);
 }
 
@@ -669,12 +670,12 @@ int dup_userfaultfd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct list_head *fcs)
 		ctx->state = UFFD_STATE_RUNNING;
 		ctx->features = octx->features;
 		ctx->released = false;
-		ctx->mmap_changing = false;
+		atomic_set(&ctx->mmap_changing, 0);
 		ctx->mm = vma->vm_mm;
 		mmgrab(ctx->mm);
 
 		userfaultfd_ctx_get(octx);
-		WRITE_ONCE(octx->mmap_changing, true);
+		atomic_inc(&octx->mmap_changing);
 		fctx->orig = octx;
 		fctx->new = ctx;
 		list_add_tail(&fctx->list, fcs);
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ void mremap_userfaultfd_prep(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (ctx->features & UFFD_FEATURE_EVENT_REMAP) {
 		vm_ctx->ctx = ctx;
 		userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing, true);
+		atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
 	} else {
 		/* Drop uffd context if remap feature not enabled */
 		vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx = NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX;
@@ -766,7 +767,7 @@ bool userfaultfd_remove(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		return true;
 
 	userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
-	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing, true);
+	atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
 	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
 
 	msg_init(&ewq.msg);
@@ -810,7 +811,7 @@ int userfaultfd_unmap_prep(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		userfaultfd_ctx_get(ctx);
-		WRITE_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing, true);
+		atomic_inc(&ctx->mmap_changing);
 		unmap_ctx->ctx = ctx;
 		unmap_ctx->start = start;
 		unmap_ctx->end = end;
@@ -1700,7 +1701,7 @@ static int userfaultfd_copy(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	user_uffdio_copy = (struct uffdio_copy __user *) arg;
 
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
-	if (READ_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1757,7 +1758,7 @@ static int userfaultfd_zeropage(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	user_uffdio_zeropage = (struct uffdio_zeropage __user *) arg;
 
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
-	if (READ_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1807,7 +1808,7 @@ static int userfaultfd_writeprotect(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
 	struct userfaultfd_wake_range range;
 	bool mode_wp, mode_dontwake;
 
-	if (READ_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	user_uffdio_wp = (struct uffdio_writeprotect __user *) arg;
@@ -1855,7 +1856,7 @@ static int userfaultfd_continue(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx, unsigned long arg)
 	user_uffdio_continue = (struct uffdio_continue __user *)arg;
 
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
-	if (READ_ONCE(ctx->mmap_changing))
+	if (atomic_read(&ctx->mmap_changing))
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -2087,7 +2088,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(userfaultfd, int, flags)
 	ctx->features = 0;
 	ctx->state = UFFD_STATE_WAIT_API;
 	ctx->released = false;
-	ctx->mmap_changing = false;
+	atomic_set(&ctx->mmap_changing, 0);
 	ctx->mm = current->mm;
 	/* prevent the mm struct to be freed */
 	mmgrab(ctx->mm);