diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 131545a..fe1610d 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1272,16 +1272,6 @@
 	sk_refcnt_debug_dec(sk);
 }
 
-static int fanout_rr_next(struct packet_fanout *f, unsigned int num)
-{
-	int x = atomic_read(&f->rr_cur) + 1;
-
-	if (x >= num)
-		x = 0;
-
-	return x;
-}
-
 static unsigned int fanout_demux_hash(struct packet_fanout *f,
 				      struct sk_buff *skb,
 				      unsigned int num)
@@ -1293,13 +1283,9 @@
 				    struct sk_buff *skb,
 				    unsigned int num)
 {
-	int cur, old;
+	unsigned int val = atomic_inc_return(&f->rr_cur);
 
-	cur = atomic_read(&f->rr_cur);
-	while ((old = atomic_cmpxchg(&f->rr_cur, cur,
-				     fanout_rr_next(f, num))) != cur)
-		cur = old;
-	return cur;
+	return val % num;
 }
 
 static unsigned int fanout_demux_cpu(struct packet_fanout *f,