diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index 59dc28047030..e211b99d33c4 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct userfaultfd_ctx {
 	/* a refile sequence protected by fault_pending_wqh lock */
 	struct seqcount refile_seq;
 	/* pseudo fd refcounting */
-	atomic_t refcount;
+	refcount_t refcount;
 	/* userfaultfd syscall flags */
 	unsigned int flags;
 	/* features requested from the userspace */
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ out:
  */
 static void userfaultfd_ctx_get(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ctx->refcount))
-		BUG();
+	refcount_inc(&ctx->refcount);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ static void userfaultfd_ctx_get(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx)
  */
 static void userfaultfd_ctx_put(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->refcount)) {
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ctx->refcount)) {
 		VM_BUG_ON(spin_is_locked(&ctx->fault_pending_wqh.lock));
 		VM_BUG_ON(waitqueue_active(&ctx->fault_pending_wqh));
 		VM_BUG_ON(spin_is_locked(&ctx->fault_wqh.lock));
@@ -686,7 +685,7 @@ int dup_userfaultfd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct list_head *fcs)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		atomic_set(&ctx->refcount, 1);
+		refcount_set(&ctx->refcount, 1);
 		ctx->flags = octx->flags;
 		ctx->state = UFFD_STATE_RUNNING;
 		ctx->features = octx->features;
@@ -1927,7 +1926,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(userfaultfd, int, flags)
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	atomic_set(&ctx->refcount, 1);
+	refcount_set(&ctx->refcount, 1);
 	ctx->flags = flags;
 	ctx->features = 0;
 	ctx->state = UFFD_STATE_WAIT_API;