diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index efedfbc06198..4718aa4e5272 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ static int _drbd_send_ack(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_packet cmd,
 	p.sector   = sector;
 	p.block_id = block_id;
 	p.blksize  = blksize;
-	p.seq_num  = cpu_to_be32(atomic_add_return(1, &mdev->packet_seq));
+	p.seq_num  = cpu_to_be32(atomic_inc_return(&mdev->packet_seq));
 
 	if (!mdev->tconn->meta.socket || mdev->state.conn < C_CONNECTED)
 		return false;
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ int drbd_send_dblock(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_request *req)
 	prepare_header(mdev, &p.head, P_DATA, sizeof(p) - sizeof(struct p_header) + dgs + req->i.size);
 	p.sector   = cpu_to_be64(req->i.sector);
 	p.block_id = (unsigned long)req;
-	p.seq_num  = cpu_to_be32(req->seq_num = atomic_add_return(1, &mdev->packet_seq));
+	p.seq_num  = cpu_to_be32(req->seq_num = atomic_inc_return(&mdev->packet_seq));
 
 	dp_flags = bio_flags_to_wire(mdev, req->master_bio->bi_rw);
 
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 90d731723205..016858741cfd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state state)
 	cn_reply->id.idx = CN_IDX_DRBD;
 	cn_reply->id.val = CN_VAL_DRBD;
 
-	cn_reply->seq = atomic_add_return(1, &drbd_nl_seq);
+	cn_reply->seq = atomic_inc_return(&drbd_nl_seq);
 	cn_reply->ack = 0; /* not used here. */
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply) +
 		(int)((char *)tl - (char *)reply->tag_list);
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_ev_helper(struct drbd_conf *mdev, char *helper_name)
 	cn_reply->id.idx = CN_IDX_DRBD;
 	cn_reply->id.val = CN_VAL_DRBD;
 
-	cn_reply->seq = atomic_add_return(1, &drbd_nl_seq);
+	cn_reply->seq = atomic_inc_return(&drbd_nl_seq);
 	cn_reply->ack = 0; /* not used here. */
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply) +
 		(int)((char *)tl - (char *)reply->tag_list);
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_ee(struct drbd_conf *mdev, const char *reason, const int dgs,
 	cn_reply->id.idx = CN_IDX_DRBD;
 	cn_reply->id.val = CN_VAL_DRBD;
 
-	cn_reply->seq = atomic_add_return(1,&drbd_nl_seq);
+	cn_reply->seq = atomic_inc_return(&drbd_nl_seq);
 	cn_reply->ack = 0; // not used here.
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply) +
 		(int)((char*)tl - (char*)reply->tag_list);
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_sync_progress(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
 	cn_reply->id.idx = CN_IDX_DRBD;
 	cn_reply->id.val = CN_VAL_DRBD;
 
-	cn_reply->seq = atomic_add_return(1, &drbd_nl_seq);
+	cn_reply->seq = atomic_inc_return(&drbd_nl_seq);
 	cn_reply->ack = 0; /* not used here. */
 	cn_reply->len = sizeof(struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply) +
 		(int)((char *)tl - (char *)reply->tag_list);