diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 09c1530f46814d287929a37ce948885d44f8bb03..57bc4d5b8d084c053cded6ebddfe66bf6255d9f5 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -263,9 +263,11 @@ struct dst_entry *dst_destroy(struct dst_entry * dst)
 void dst_release(struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	if (dst) {
-		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&dst->__refcnt) < 1);
+               int newrefcnt;
+
 		smp_mb__before_atomic_dec();
-		atomic_dec(&dst->__refcnt);
+               newrefcnt = atomic_dec_return(&dst->__refcnt);
+               WARN_ON(newrefcnt < 0);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_release);