diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index f50ee9badf4..96f2088e744 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1462,12 +1462,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_find_acq_byseq);
 u32 xfrm_get_acqseq(void)
 {
 	u32 res;
-	static u32 acqseq;
-	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acqseq_lock);
+	static atomic_t acqseq;
+
+	do {
+		res = atomic_inc_return(&acqseq);
+	} while (!res);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&acqseq_lock);
-	res = (++acqseq ? : ++acqseq);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&acqseq_lock);
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_get_acqseq);