1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
index 24251762c20c..9a6bc0951cfa 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 struct page;
 struct device;
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ enum wb_reason {
  */
 struct bdi_writeback_congested {
         unsigned long state;            /* WB_[a]sync_congested flags */
-        atomic_t refcnt;                /* nr of attached wb's and blkg */
+        refcount_t refcnt;              /* nr of attached wb's and blkg */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
         struct backing_dev_info *__bdi; /* the associated bdi, set to NULL