diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index fa44df8..29996e8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@ static inline void ext4_lock_group(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group)
 		 * We're able to grab the lock right away, so drop the
 		 * lock contention counter.
 		 */
-		atomic_add_unless(&EXT4_SB(sb)->s_lock_busy, -1, 0);
+		atomic_dec_not_zero(&EXT4_SB(sb)->s_lock_busy);
 	else {
 		/*
 		 * The lock is busy, so bump the contention counter,