diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
index 83effb610594..4491235340de 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iscsi_iser.h
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ struct iser_conn {
 	struct ib_fmr_pool           *fmr_pool;     /* pool of IB FMRs         */
 	int                          disc_evt_flag; /* disconn event delivered */
 	wait_queue_head_t	     wait;          /* waitq for conn/disconn  */
-	atomic_t                     post_recv_buf_count; /* posted rx count   */
+	int                          post_recv_buf_count; /* posted rx count  */
 	atomic_t                     post_send_buf_count; /* posted tx count   */
 	char 			     name[ISER_OBJECT_NAME_SIZE];
 	struct iser_page_vec         *page_vec;     /* represents SG to fmr maps*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index 6d9bbe6363ee..3e65a43d2154 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int iser_conn_set_full_featured_mode(struct iscsi_conn *conn)
 
 	/* Check that there is no posted recv or send buffers left - */
 	/* they must be consumed during the login phase */
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&iser_conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count) != 0);
+	BUG_ON(iser_conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count != 0);
 	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&iser_conn->ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) != 0);
 
 	if (iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(iser_conn->ib_conn))
@@ -569,12 +569,12 @@ void iser_rcv_completion(struct iser_rx_desc *rx_desc,
 	 * task eliminates the need to worry on tasks which are completed in   *
 	 * parallel to the execution of iser_conn_term. So the code that waits *
 	 * for the posted rx bufs refcount to become zero handles everything   */
-	atomic_dec(&conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+	conn->ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count--;
 
 	if (rx_dma == ib_conn->login_dma)
 		return;
 
-	outstanding = atomic_read(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+	outstanding = ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count;
 	if (outstanding + ISER_MIN_POSTED_RX <= ISER_QP_MAX_RECV_DTOS) {
 		count = min(ISER_QP_MAX_RECV_DTOS - outstanding,
 						ISER_MIN_POSTED_RX);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
index 89b956044060..202c00dc6a76 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_verbs.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static void iser_disconnected_handler(struct rdma_cm_id *cma_id)
 				   ISCSI_ERR_CONN_FAILED);
 
 	/* Complete the termination process if no posts are pending */
-	if ((atomic_read(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count) == 0) &&
+	if (ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count == 0 &&
 	    (atomic_read(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) == 0)) {
 		ib_conn->state = ISER_CONN_DOWN;
 		wake_up_interruptible(&ib_conn->wait);
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void iser_conn_init(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 {
 	ib_conn->state = ISER_CONN_INIT;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ib_conn->wait);
-	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count, 0);
+	ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count = 0;
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ib_conn->refcount, 1);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ib_conn->conn_list);
@@ -651,11 +651,11 @@ int iser_post_recvl(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 	rx_wr.num_sge = 1;
 	rx_wr.next    = NULL;
 
-	atomic_inc(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+	ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count++;
 	ib_ret	= ib_post_recv(ib_conn->qp, &rx_wr, &rx_wr_failed);
 	if (ib_ret) {
 		iser_err("ib_post_recv failed ret=%d\n", ib_ret);
-		atomic_dec(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+		ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count--;
 	}
 	return ib_ret;
 }
@@ -679,11 +679,11 @@ int iser_post_recvm(struct iser_conn *ib_conn, int count)
 	rx_wr--;
 	rx_wr->next = NULL; /* mark end of work requests list */
 
-	atomic_add(count, &ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+	ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count += count;
 	ib_ret	= ib_post_recv(ib_conn->qp, ib_conn->rx_wr, &rx_wr_failed);
 	if (ib_ret) {
 		iser_err("ib_post_recv failed ret=%d\n", ib_ret);
-		atomic_sub(count, &ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+		ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count -= count;
 	} else
 		ib_conn->rx_desc_head = my_rx_head;
 	return ib_ret;
@@ -778,14 +778,14 @@ static void iser_handle_comp_error(struct iser_desc *desc,
 
 	if ((char *)desc == ib_conn->login_buf ||
 			(rx_first <= rx && rx <= rx_last))
-		atomic_dec(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count);
+		ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count--;
 	 else { /* type is TX control/command/dataout */
 		if (desc->type == ISCSI_TX_DATAOUT)
 			kmem_cache_free(ig.desc_cache, desc);
 		atomic_dec(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count);
 	}
 
-	if (atomic_read(&ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count) == 0 &&
+	if (ib_conn->post_recv_buf_count == 0 &&
 	    atomic_read(&ib_conn->post_send_buf_count) == 0) {
 		/* getting here when the state is UP means that the conn is *
 		 * being terminated asynchronously from the iSCSI layer's   *