diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index a3eaf5f9d28f..d778c502decd 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <net/gen_stats.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/flow_offload.h>
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ struct tcf_block {
 	struct flow_block flow_block;
 	struct list_head owner_list;
 	bool keep_dst;
-	unsigned int offloadcnt; /* Number of oddloaded filters */
+	atomic_t offloadcnt; /* Number of oddloaded filters */
 	unsigned int nooffloaddevcnt; /* Number of devs unable to do offload */
 	struct {
 		struct tcf_chain *chain;
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ static inline void tcf_block_offload_inc(struct tcf_block *block, u32 *flags)
 	if (*flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_IN_HW)
 		return;
 	*flags |= TCA_CLS_FLAGS_IN_HW;
-	block->offloadcnt++;
+	atomic_inc(&block->offloadcnt);
 }
 
 static inline void tcf_block_offload_dec(struct tcf_block *block, u32 *flags)
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ static inline void tcf_block_offload_dec(struct tcf_block *block, u32 *flags)
 	if (!(*flags & TCA_CLS_FLAGS_IN_HW))
 		return;
 	*flags &= ~TCA_CLS_FLAGS_IN_HW;
-	block->offloadcnt--;
+	atomic_dec(&block->offloadcnt);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 959b7ca1ca02..f2c2f8159e35 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static void tc_indr_block_call(struct tcf_block *block,
 
 static bool tcf_block_offload_in_use(struct tcf_block *block)
 {
-	return block->offloadcnt;
+	return atomic_read(&block->offloadcnt);
 }
 
 static int tcf_block_offload_cmd(struct tcf_block *block,