diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index 53ced67..23e2205 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops, struct sock *sk_listener,
 		return NULL;
 	req->rsk_listener = NULL;
 	if (attach_listener) {
-		if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&sk_listener->sk_refcnt))) {
+		if (unlikely(!refcount_inc_not_zero(&sk_listener->sk_refcnt))) {
 			kmem_cache_free(ops->slab, req);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops, struct sock *sk_listener,
 	sk_node_init(&req_to_sk(req)->sk_node);
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(req_to_sk(req));
 	req->saved_syn = NULL;
-	atomic_set(&req->rsk_refcnt, 0);
+	refcount_set(&req->rsk_refcnt, 0);
 
 	return req;
 }
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ reqsk_alloc(const struct request_sock_ops *ops, struct sock *sk_listener,
 static inline void reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req)
 {
 	/* temporary debugging */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&req->rsk_refcnt) != 0);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(refcount_read(&req->rsk_refcnt) != 0);
 
 	req->rsk_ops->destructor(req);
 	if (req->rsk_listener)
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ static inline void reqsk_free(struct request_sock *req)
 
 static inline void reqsk_put(struct request_sock *req)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&req->rsk_refcnt))
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&req->rsk_refcnt))
 		reqsk_free(req);
 }