diff --git a/include/linux/iocontext.h b/include/linux/iocontext.h
index dd05434fa45f..4da4a75c3f1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/iocontext.h
+++ b/include/linux/iocontext.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static inline struct io_context *ioc_task_link(struct io_context *ioc)
 	 * a race).
 	 */
 	if (ioc && atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&ioc->refcount)) {
-		atomic_long_inc(&ioc->refcount);
+		atomic_inc(&ioc->nr_tasks);
 		return ioc;
 	}