diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index ea73df36529a..0f23b5682640 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static inline void bio_cnt_set(struct bio *bio, unsigned int count)
 {
 	if (count != 1) {
 		bio->bi_flags |= (1 << BIO_REFFED);
-		smp_mb__before_atomic();
+		smp_mb();
 	}
 	atomic_set(&bio->__bi_cnt, count);
 }