diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 3ad909d9600f..f9a7bc89fd10 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -227,9 +227,7 @@ void __inc_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
-	__this_cpu_inc(*p);
-
-	v = __this_cpu_read(*p);
+	v = __this_cpu_inc_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v > t)) {
 		s8 overstep = t >> 1;
@@ -251,9 +249,7 @@ void __dec_zone_state(struct zone *zone, enum zone_stat_item item)
 	s8 __percpu *p = pcp->vm_stat_diff + item;
 	s8 v, t;
 
-	__this_cpu_dec(*p);
-
-	v = __this_cpu_read(*p);
+	v = __this_cpu_dec_return(*p);
 	t = __this_cpu_read(pcp->stat_threshold);
 	if (unlikely(v < - t)) {
 		s8 overstep = t >> 1;