1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/iio/trigger.h b/include/linux/iio/trigger.h
index 3869c525b052..369cf2cd5144 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/trigger.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/trigger.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 #ifndef _IIO_TRIGGER_H_
 #define _IIO_TRIGGER_H_
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ struct iio_trigger {
 
         struct list_head                list;
         struct list_head                alloc_list;
-        int use_count;
+        atomic_t                        use_count;
 
         struct irq_chip                 subirq_chip;
         int                             subirq_base;