diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 2793edfcec4a..10e6e1d77650 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1242,17 +1242,14 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 	DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON(sem->magic != sem, sem);
 
-	/*
-	 * Optimize for the case when the rwsem is not locked at all.
-	 */
-	tmp = RWSEM_UNLOCKED_VALUE;
-	do {
+	tmp = atomic_long_read(&sem->count);
+	while (!(tmp & RWSEM_READ_FAILED_MASK)) {
 		if (atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, &tmp,
-					tmp + RWSEM_READER_BIAS)) {
+						    tmp + RWSEM_READER_BIAS)) {
 			rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
 			return 1;
 		}
-	} while (!(tmp & RWSEM_READ_FAILED_MASK));
+	}
 	return 0;
 }