diff --git a/lib/refcount.c b/lib/refcount.c
index 8e206ce5609b..f42124ccf295 100644
--- a/lib/refcount.c
+++ b/lib/refcount.c
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
  */
 bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 {
-	unsigned int old, new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
+	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
 
-	for (;;) {
+	do {
 		if (!val)
 			return false;
 
@@ -69,12 +69,8 @@ bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 		new = val + i;
 		if (new < val)
 			new = UINT_MAX;
-		old = atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, val, new);
-		if (old == val)
-			break;
 
-		val = old;
-	}
+	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, &val, new));
 
 	WARN_ONCE(new == UINT_MAX, "refcount_t: saturated; leaking memory.\n");
 
@@ -118,9 +114,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_add);
  */
 bool refcount_inc_not_zero(refcount_t *r)
 {
-	unsigned int old, new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
+	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
 
-	for (;;) {
+	do {
 		new = val + 1;
 
 		if (!val)
@@ -129,12 +125,7 @@ bool refcount_inc_not_zero(refcount_t *r)
 		if (unlikely(!new))
 			return true;
 
-		old = atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, val, new);
-		if (old == val)
-			break;
-
-		val = old;
-	}
+	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_relaxed(&r->refs, &val, new));
 
 	WARN_ONCE(new == UINT_MAX, "refcount_t: saturated; leaking memory.\n");
 
@@ -182,9 +173,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_inc);
  */
 bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 {
-	unsigned int old, new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
+	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
 
-	for (;;) {
+	do {
 		if (unlikely(val == UINT_MAX))
 			return false;
 
@@ -194,12 +185,7 @@ bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		old = atomic_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, val, new);
-		if (old == val)
-			break;
-
-		val = old;
-	}
+	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, new));
 
 	return !new;
 }
@@ -258,7 +244,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec);
  */
 bool refcount_dec_if_one(refcount_t *r)
 {
-	return atomic_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, 1, 0) == 1;
+	int val = 1;
+
+	return atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_if_one);
 
@@ -275,9 +263,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_if_one);
  */
 bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r)
 {
-	unsigned int old, new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
+	unsigned int new, val = atomic_read(&r->refs);
 
-	for (;;) {
+	do {
 		if (unlikely(val == UINT_MAX))
 			return true;
 
@@ -290,12 +278,7 @@ bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r)
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		old = atomic_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, val, new);
-		if (old == val)
-			break;
-
-		val = old;
-	}
+	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, &val, new));
 
 	return true;
 }