diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 55a233d75f399519e2308792a6ff930f038dfcbd..f5981e9d6ae2e73761879023584ff378ebfcb1b8 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -473,11 +473,8 @@ void wb_congested_put(struct bdi_writeback_congested *congested)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (!refcount_dec_and_lock(&congested->refcnt, &cgwb_lock)) {
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave(&congested->refcnt, &cgwb_lock, &flags))
 		return;
-	}
 
 	/* bdi might already have been destroyed leaving @congested unlinked */
 	if (congested->__bdi) {