diff --git a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
index d7b731a..4e438bc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/xfrm6_tunnel.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct xfrm6_tunnel_spi {
 	struct hlist_node	list_byspi;
 	xfrm_address_t		addr;
 	u32			spi;
-	atomic_t		refcnt;
+	refcount_t		refcnt;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
 };
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static u32 __xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi(struct net *net, xfrm_address_t *saddr)
 
 	memcpy(&x6spi->addr, saddr, sizeof(x6spi->addr));
 	x6spi->spi = spi;
-	atomic_set(&x6spi->refcnt, 1);
+	refcount_set(&x6spi->refcnt, 1);
 
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&x6spi->list_byspi, &xfrm6_tn->spi_byspi[index]);
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ __be32 xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi(struct net *net, xfrm_address_t *saddr)
 	spin_lock_bh(&xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lock);
 	x6spi = __xfrm6_tunnel_spi_lookup(net, saddr);
 	if (x6spi) {
-		atomic_inc(&x6spi->refcnt);
+		refcount_inc(&x6spi->refcnt);
 		spi = x6spi->spi;
 	} else
 		spi = __xfrm6_tunnel_alloc_spi(net, saddr);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static void xfrm6_tunnel_free_spi(struct net *net, xfrm_address_t *saddr)
 				  list_byaddr)
 	{
 		if (xfrm6_addr_equal(&x6spi->addr, saddr)) {
-			if (atomic_dec_and_test(&x6spi->refcnt)) {
+			if (refcount_dec_and_test(&x6spi->refcnt)) {
 				hlist_del_rcu(&x6spi->list_byaddr);
 				hlist_del_rcu(&x6spi->list_byspi);
 				call_rcu(&x6spi->rcu_head, x6spi_destroy_rcu);