diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h b/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h
index 4ceaa1921951..bb5b71c1e446 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ static inline void percpu_down_read(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *sem)
 	 * and that once the synchronize_rcu() is done, the writer will see
 	 * anything we did within this RCU-sched read-size critical section.
 	 */
-	__this_cpu_inc(*sem->read_count);
-	if (unlikely(!rcu_sync_is_idle(&sem->rss)))
+	if (likely(rcu_sync_is_idle(&sem->rss)))
+		__this_cpu_inc(*sem->read_count);
+	else
 		__percpu_down_read(sem, false); /* Unconditional memory barrier */
 	/*
 	 * The preempt_enable() prevents the compiler from
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ static inline bool percpu_down_read_trylock(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *sem)
 	/*
 	 * Same as in percpu_down_read().
 	 */
-	__this_cpu_inc(*sem->read_count);
-	if (unlikely(!rcu_sync_is_idle(&sem->rss)))
+	if (likely(rcu_sync_is_idle(&sem->rss)))
+		__this_cpu_inc(*sem->read_count);
+	else
 		ret = __percpu_down_read(sem, true); /* Unconditional memory barrier */
 	preempt_enable();
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
index 969389df6eee..becf925b27b5 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(percpu_free_rwsem);
 
 bool __percpu_down_read(struct percpu_rw_semaphore *sem, bool try)
 {
+	__this_cpu_inc(*sem->read_count);
+
 	/*
 	 * Due to having preemption disabled the decrement happens on
 	 * the same CPU as the increment, avoiding the