diff --git a/include/net/calipso.h b/include/net/calipso.h
index b1b30cd..5f95b11 100644
--- a/include/net/calipso.h
+++ b/include/net/calipso.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <net/netlabel.h>
 #include <net/request_sock.h>
-#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 /* known doi values */
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct calipso_doi {
 	u32 doi;
 	u32 type;
 
-	atomic_t refcount;
+	refcount_t refcount;
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };