diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index db588add6ba6..9a442c23a715 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct bsg_device {
 	struct request_queue *queue;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct hlist_node dev_list;
-	atomic_t ref_count;
+	refcount_t ref_count;
 	char name[20];
 	int max_queue;
 };
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int bsg_put_device(struct bsg_device *bd)
 
 	mutex_lock(&bsg_mutex);
 
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&bd->ref_count)) {
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&bd->ref_count)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&bsg_mutex);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static struct bsg_device *bsg_add_device(struct inode *inode,
 
 	bd->queue = rq;
 
-	atomic_set(&bd->ref_count, 1);
+	refcount_set(&bd->ref_count, 1);
 	hlist_add_head(&bd->dev_list, bsg_dev_idx_hash(iminor(inode)));
 
 	strncpy(bd->name, dev_name(rq->bsg_dev.class_dev), sizeof(bd->name) - 1);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static struct bsg_device *__bsg_get_device(int minor, struct request_queue *q)
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(bd, bsg_dev_idx_hash(minor), dev_list) {
 		if (bd->queue == q) {
-			atomic_inc(&bd->ref_count);
+			refcount_inc(&bd->ref_count);
 			goto found;
 		}
 	}