diff --git a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
index ca40163933e33..cae87feb82d6e 100644
--- a/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
+++ b/include/linux/u64_stats_sync.h
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
  *   spin_lock_bh(...) or other synchronization to get exclusive access
  *   ...
  *   u64_stats_update_begin(&stats->syncp);
- *   stats->bytes64 += len; // non atomic operation
- *   stats->packets64++;    // non atomic operation
+ *   u64_stats_add(&stats->bytes64, len); // non atomic operation
+ *   u64_stats_inc(&stats->packets64);    // non atomic operation
  *   u64_stats_update_end(&stats->syncp);
  *
  * While a consumer (reader) should use following template to get consistent
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
  *
  * do {
  *         start = u64_stats_fetch_begin(&stats->syncp);
- *         tbytes = stats->bytes64; // non atomic operation
- *         tpackets = stats->packets64; // non atomic operation
+ *         tbytes = u64_stats_read(&stats->bytes64); // non atomic operation
+ *         tpackets = u64_stats_read(&stats->packets64); // non atomic operation
  * } while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(&stats->syncp, start));
  *
  *
@@ -68,6 +68,59 @@ struct u64_stats_sync {
 #endif
 };
 
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 64
+#include <asm/local64.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	local64_t	v;
+} u64_stats_t ;
+
+static inline u64 u64_stats_read(const u64_stats_t *p)
+{
+	return local64_read(&p->v);
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_set(u64_stats_t *p, u64 val)
+{
+	local64_set(&p->v, val);
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_add(u64_stats_t *p, unsigned long val)
+{
+	local64_add(val, &p->v);
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_inc(u64_stats_t *p)
+{
+	local64_inc(&p->v);
+}
+
+#else
+
+typedef struct {
+	u64		v;
+} u64_stats_t;
+
+static inline u64 u64_stats_read(const u64_stats_t *p)
+{
+	return p->v;
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_set(u64_stats_t *p, u64 val)
+{
+	p->v = val;
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_add(u64_stats_t *p, unsigned long val)
+{
+	p->v += val;
+}
+
+static inline void u64_stats_inc(u64_stats_t *p)
+{
+	p->v++;
+}
+#endif
 
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32 && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 #define u64_stats_init(syncp)				\
diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 5a28f0a65d160..45b639347fb1b 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt95
+-rt96
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_counter.c b/net/netfilter/nft_counter.c
index bf829fabf2785..2b3ae0fd25619 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_counter.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_counter.c
@@ -8,13 +8,18 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/seqlock.h>
+#include <linux/u64_stats_sync.h>
 #include <linux/netlink.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
 
 struct nft_counter {
+	u64_stats_t	bytes;
+	u64_stats_t	packets;
+};
+
+struct nft_counter_tot {
 	s64		bytes;
 	s64		packets;
 };
@@ -23,25 +28,24 @@ struct nft_counter_percpu_priv {
 	struct nft_counter __percpu *counter;
 };
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(seqcount_t, nft_counter_seq);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct u64_stats_sync, nft_counter_sync);
 
 static inline void nft_counter_do_eval(struct nft_counter_percpu_priv *priv,
 				       struct nft_regs *regs,
 				       const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
 {
+	struct u64_stats_sync *nft_sync;
 	struct nft_counter *this_cpu;
-	seqcount_t *myseq;
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	this_cpu = this_cpu_ptr(priv->counter);
-	myseq = this_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_seq);
-
-	write_seqcount_begin(myseq);
+	nft_sync = this_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_sync);
 
-	this_cpu->bytes += pkt->skb->len;
-	this_cpu->packets++;
+	u64_stats_update_begin(nft_sync);
+	u64_stats_add(&this_cpu->bytes, pkt->skb->len);
+	u64_stats_inc(&this_cpu->packets);
+	u64_stats_update_end(nft_sync);
 
-	write_seqcount_end(myseq);
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
@@ -64,17 +68,16 @@ static int nft_counter_do_init(const struct nlattr * const tb[],
 	if (cpu_stats == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	this_cpu = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_stats);
+	this_cpu = raw_cpu_ptr(cpu_stats);
 	if (tb[NFTA_COUNTER_PACKETS]) {
-	        this_cpu->packets =
-			be64_to_cpu(nla_get_be64(tb[NFTA_COUNTER_PACKETS]));
+		u64_stats_set(&this_cpu->packets,
+			      be64_to_cpu(nla_get_be64(tb[NFTA_COUNTER_PACKETS])));
 	}
 	if (tb[NFTA_COUNTER_BYTES]) {
-		this_cpu->bytes =
-			be64_to_cpu(nla_get_be64(tb[NFTA_COUNTER_BYTES]));
+		u64_stats_set(&this_cpu->bytes,
+			      be64_to_cpu(nla_get_be64(tb[NFTA_COUNTER_BYTES])));
 	}
-	preempt_enable();
+
 	priv->counter = cpu_stats;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -102,40 +105,41 @@ static void nft_counter_obj_destroy(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 }
 
 static void nft_counter_reset(struct nft_counter_percpu_priv *priv,
-			      struct nft_counter *total)
+			      struct nft_counter_tot *total)
 {
+	struct u64_stats_sync *nft_sync;
 	struct nft_counter *this_cpu;
-	seqcount_t *myseq;
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	this_cpu = this_cpu_ptr(priv->counter);
-	myseq = this_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_seq);
+	nft_sync = this_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_sync);
+
+	u64_stats_update_begin(nft_sync);
+	u64_stats_add(&this_cpu->packets, -total->packets);
+	u64_stats_add(&this_cpu->bytes, -total->bytes);
+	u64_stats_update_end(nft_sync);
 
-	write_seqcount_begin(myseq);
-	this_cpu->packets -= total->packets;
-	this_cpu->bytes -= total->bytes;
-	write_seqcount_end(myseq);
 	local_bh_enable();
 }
 
 static void nft_counter_fetch(struct nft_counter_percpu_priv *priv,
-			      struct nft_counter *total)
+			      struct nft_counter_tot *total)
 {
 	struct nft_counter *this_cpu;
-	const seqcount_t *myseq;
 	u64 bytes, packets;
 	unsigned int seq;
 	int cpu;
 
 	memset(total, 0, sizeof(*total));
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		myseq = per_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_seq, cpu);
+		struct u64_stats_sync *nft_sync = per_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_sync, cpu);
+
 		this_cpu = per_cpu_ptr(priv->counter, cpu);
 		do {
-			seq	= read_seqcount_begin(myseq);
-			bytes	= this_cpu->bytes;
-			packets	= this_cpu->packets;
-		} while (read_seqcount_retry(myseq, seq));
+			seq	= u64_stats_fetch_begin(nft_sync);
+			bytes	= u64_stats_read(&this_cpu->bytes);
+			packets	= u64_stats_read(&this_cpu->packets);
+		} while (u64_stats_fetch_retry(nft_sync, seq));
 
 		total->bytes	+= bytes;
 		total->packets	+= packets;
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ static int nft_counter_do_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct nft_counter_percpu_priv *priv,
 			       bool reset)
 {
-	struct nft_counter total;
+	struct nft_counter_tot total;
 
 	nft_counter_fetch(priv, &total);
 
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ static int nft_counter_clone(struct nft_expr *dst, const struct nft_expr *src)
 	struct nft_counter_percpu_priv *priv_clone = nft_expr_priv(dst);
 	struct nft_counter __percpu *cpu_stats;
 	struct nft_counter *this_cpu;
-	struct nft_counter total;
+	struct nft_counter_tot total;
 
 	nft_counter_fetch(priv, &total);
 
@@ -243,11 +247,9 @@ static int nft_counter_clone(struct nft_expr *dst, const struct nft_expr *src)
 	if (cpu_stats == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	preempt_disable();
-	this_cpu = this_cpu_ptr(cpu_stats);
-	this_cpu->packets = total.packets;
-	this_cpu->bytes = total.bytes;
-	preempt_enable();
+	this_cpu = raw_cpu_ptr(cpu_stats);
+	u64_stats_set(&this_cpu->packets, total.packets);
+	u64_stats_set(&this_cpu->bytes, total.bytes);
 
 	priv_clone->counter = cpu_stats;
 	return 0;
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ static int __init nft_counter_module_init(void)
 	int cpu, err;
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		seqcount_init(per_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_seq, cpu));
+		u64_stats_init(per_cpu_ptr(&nft_counter_sync, cpu));
 
 	err = nft_register_obj(&nft_counter_obj_type);
 	if (err < 0)
