diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
index c77a0751a311..f3bf8f4e2d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <xen/grant_table.h>
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ struct grant_map {
 	int index;
 	int count;
 	int flags;
-	atomic_t users;
+	refcount_t users;
 	struct unmap_notify notify;
 	struct ioctl_gntdev_grant_ref *grants;
 	struct gnttab_map_grant_ref   *map_ops;
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ static struct grant_map *gntdev_alloc_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv, int count)
 
 	add->index = 0;
 	add->count = count;
-	atomic_set(&add->users, 1);
+	refcount_set(&add->users, 1);
 
 	return add;
 
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ static void gntdev_put_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv, struct grant_map *map)
 	if (!map)
 		return;
 
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&map->users))
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&map->users))
 		return;
 
 	atomic_sub(map->count, &pages_mapped);
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ static void gntdev_vma_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	struct grant_map *map = vma->vm_private_data;
 
 	pr_debug("gntdev_vma_open %p\n", vma);
-	atomic_inc(&map->users);
+	refcount_inc(&map->users);
 }
 
 static void gntdev_vma_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ static int gntdev_mmap(struct file *flip, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		goto unlock_out;
 	}
 
-	atomic_inc(&map->users);
+	refcount_inc(&map->users);
 
 	vma->vm_ops = &gntdev_vmops;