diff --git a/mm/z3fold.c b/mm/z3fold.c
index 207e5ddc87a2..227378991ecf 100644
--- a/mm/z3fold.c
+++ b/mm/z3fold.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct z3fold_pool {
 	struct list_head unbuddied[NCHUNKS];
 	struct list_head buddied;
 	struct list_head lru;
-	u64 pages_nr;
+	atomic64_t pages_nr;
 	const struct z3fold_ops *ops;
 	struct zpool *zpool;
 	const struct zpool_ops *zpool_ops;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static struct z3fold_pool *z3fold_create_pool(gfp_t gfp,
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->unbuddied[i]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->buddied);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->lru);
-	pool->pages_nr = 0;
+	atomic64_set(&pool->pages_nr, 0);
 	pool->ops = ops;
 	return pool;
 }
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int z3fold_alloc(struct z3fold_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
 	if (!page)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spin_lock(&pool->lock);
-	pool->pages_nr++;
+	atomic64_inc(&pool->pages_nr);
 	zhdr = init_z3fold_page(page);
 
 	if (bud == HEADLESS) {
@@ -443,10 +443,9 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (bud != HEADLESS) {
-		/* Remove from existing buddy list */
+	/* Remove from existing buddy list */
+	if (bud != HEADLESS)
 		list_del(&zhdr->buddy);
-	}
 
 	if (bud == HEADLESS ||
 	    (zhdr->first_chunks == 0 && zhdr->middle_chunks == 0 &&
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
 		list_del(&page->lru);
 		clear_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private);
 		free_z3fold_page(zhdr);
-		pool->pages_nr--;
+		atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
 	} else {
 		z3fold_compact_page(zhdr);
 		/* Add to the unbuddied list */
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@ next:
 			 */
 			clear_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private);
 			free_z3fold_page(zhdr);
-			pool->pages_nr--;
+			atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
 			spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
 			return 0;
 		}  else if (!test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private)) {
@@ -676,12 +675,11 @@ static void z3fold_unmap(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
  * z3fold_get_pool_size() - gets the z3fold pool size in pages
  * @pool:	pool whose size is being queried
  *
- * Returns: size in pages of the given pool.  The pool lock need not be
- * taken to access pages_nr.
+ * Returns: size in pages of the given pool.
  */
 static u64 z3fold_get_pool_size(struct z3fold_pool *pool)
 {
-	return pool->pages_nr;
+	return atomic64_read(&pool->pages_nr);
 }
 
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