diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 7d893543cf3b..d17a90c4fa37 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -85,11 +85,6 @@ int nfs_wait_bit_killable(struct wait_bit_key *key, int mode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_wait_bit_killable);
 
-int nfs_wait_atomic_killable(atomic_t *p, unsigned int mode)
-{
-	return nfs_wait_killable(mode);
-}
-
 /**
  * nfs_compat_user_ino64 - returns the user-visible inode number
  * @fileid: 64-bit fileid
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 18a7626ac638..67d19cd92e44 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ nfs_page_free(struct nfs_page *p)
 int
 nfs_iocounter_wait(struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx)
 {
-	return wait_on_atomic_t(&l_ctx->io_count, nfs_wait_atomic_killable,
-			TASK_KILLABLE);
+	return wait_var_event_killable(&l_ctx->io_count,
+				       !atomic_read(&l_ctx->io_count));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void nfs_clear_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 	}
 	if (l_ctx != NULL) {
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&l_ctx->io_count)) {
-			wake_up_atomic_t(&l_ctx->io_count);
+			wake_up_var(&l_ctx->io_count);
 			if (test_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_UNLOCK, &ctx->flags))
 				rpc_wake_up(&NFS_SERVER(d_inode(ctx->dentry))->uoc_rpcwaitq);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
index 03aaa60c7768..32ba2d471853 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs_nfs.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ pnfs_generic_commit_cancel_empty_pagelist(struct list_head *pages,
 {
 	if (list_empty(pages)) {
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo->mds->rpcs_out))
-			wake_up_atomic_t(&cinfo->mds->rpcs_out);
+			wake_up_var(&cinfo->mds->rpcs_out);
 		/* don't call nfs_commitdata_release - it tries to put
 		 * the open_context which is not acquired until nfs_init_commit
 		 * which has not been called on @data */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 7428a669d7a7..fd805771ea2f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@ static void nfs_writeback_result(struct rpc_task *task,
 
 static int wait_on_commit(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
 {
-	return wait_on_atomic_t(&cinfo->rpcs_out,
-			nfs_wait_atomic_killable, TASK_KILLABLE);
+	return wait_var_event_killable(&cinfo->rpcs_out,
+				       !atomic_read(&cinfo->rpcs_out));
 }
 
 static void nfs_commit_begin(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ static void nfs_commit_begin(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
 static void nfs_commit_end(struct nfs_mds_commit_info *cinfo)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cinfo->rpcs_out))
-		wake_up_atomic_t(&cinfo->rpcs_out);
+		wake_up_var(&cinfo->rpcs_out);
 }
 
 void nfs_commitdata_release(struct nfs_commit_data *data)