diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
index 45ee00236e03..1f5775aa6a1d 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
@@ -174,14 +174,17 @@ static inline int __down_read_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 {
-	long tmp;
+	/*
+	 * Optimize for the case when the rwsem is not locked at all.
+	 */
+	long tmp = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
 
-	while ((tmp = atomic_long_read(&sem->count)) >= 0) {
-		if (tmp == atomic_long_cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, tmp,
-				   tmp + RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS)) {
+	do {
+		if (atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, &tmp,
+					tmp + RWSEM_ACTIVE_READ_BIAS)) {
 			return 1;
 		}
-	}
+	} while (tmp >= 0);
 	return 0;
 }