diff --git a/include/linux/cred.h b/include/linux/cred.h
index 9ed9232af934..09c1ed9242b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/cred.h
+++ b/include/linux/cred.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline int groups_search(const struct group_info *group_info, kgid_t grp)
  * same context as task->real_cred.
  */
 struct cred {
-	atomic_t	usage;
+	atomic_long_t	usage;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 	atomic_t	subscribers;	/* number of processes subscribed */
 	void		*put_addr;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static inline bool cap_ambient_invariant_ok(const struct cred *cred)
  */
 static inline struct cred *get_new_cred(struct cred *cred)
 {
-	atomic_inc(&cred->usage);
+	atomic_long_inc(&cred->usage);
 	return cred;
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static inline const struct cred *get_cred_rcu(const struct cred *cred)
 	struct cred *nonconst_cred = (struct cred *) cred;
 	if (!cred)
 		return NULL;
-	if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&nonconst_cred->usage))
+	if (!atomic_long_inc_not_zero(&nonconst_cred->usage))
 		return NULL;
 	validate_creds(cred);
 	nonconst_cred->non_rcu = 0;
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static inline void put_cred(const struct cred *_cred)
 
 	if (cred) {
 		validate_creds(cred);
-		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&(cred)->usage))
+		if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&(cred)->usage))
 			__put_cred(cred);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/cred.c b/kernel/cred.c
index e10c15f51c1f..d35bc0aa98cb 100644
--- a/kernel/cred.c
+++ b/kernel/cred.c
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ static void put_cred_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 	if (cred->magic != CRED_MAGIC_DEAD ||
-	    atomic_read(&cred->usage) != 0 ||
+	    atomic_long_read(&cred->usage) != 0 ||
 	    read_cred_subscribers(cred) != 0)
 		panic("CRED: put_cred_rcu() sees %p with"
-		      " mag %x, put %p, usage %d, subscr %d\n",
+		      " mag %x, put %p, usage %ld, subscr %d\n",
 		      cred, cred->magic, cred->put_addr,
-		      atomic_read(&cred->usage),
+		      atomic_long_read(&cred->usage),
 		      read_cred_subscribers(cred));
 #else
-	if (atomic_read(&cred->usage) != 0)
-		panic("CRED: put_cred_rcu() sees %p with usage %d\n",
-		      cred, atomic_read(&cred->usage));
+	if (atomic_long_read(&cred->usage) != 0)
+		panic("CRED: put_cred_rcu() sees %p with usage %ld\n",
+		      cred, atomic_long_read(&cred->usage));
 #endif
 
 	security_cred_free(cred);
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ static void put_cred_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
  */
 void __put_cred(struct cred *cred)
 {
-	kdebug("__put_cred(%p{%d,%d})", cred,
-	       atomic_read(&cred->usage),
+	kdebug("__put_cred(%p{%ld,%d})", cred,
+	       atomic_long_read(&cred->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(cred));
 
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&cred->usage) != 0);
+	BUG_ON(atomic_long_read(&cred->usage) != 0);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 	BUG_ON(read_cred_subscribers(cred) != 0);
 	cred->magic = CRED_MAGIC_DEAD;
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ void exit_creds(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct cred *cred;
 
-	kdebug("exit_creds(%u,%p,%p,{%d,%d})", tsk->pid, tsk->real_cred, tsk->cred,
-	       atomic_read(&tsk->cred->usage),
+	kdebug("exit_creds(%u,%p,%p,{%ld,%d})", tsk->pid, tsk->real_cred, tsk->cred,
+	       atomic_long_read(&tsk->cred->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(tsk->cred));
 
 	cred = (struct cred *) tsk->real_cred;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct cred *cred_alloc_blank(void)
 	if (!new)
 		return NULL;
 
-	atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+	atomic_long_set(&new->usage, 1);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 	new->magic = CRED_MAGIC;
 #endif
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ struct cred *prepare_creds(void)
 	memcpy(new, old, sizeof(struct cred));
 
 	new->non_rcu = 0;
-	atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+	atomic_long_set(&new->usage, 1);
 	set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
 	get_group_info(new->group_info);
 	get_uid(new->user);
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ int copy_creds(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long clone_flags)
 		p->real_cred = get_cred(p->cred);
 		get_cred(p->cred);
 		alter_cred_subscribers(p->cred, 2);
-		kdebug("share_creds(%p{%d,%d})",
-		       p->cred, atomic_read(&p->cred->usage),
+		kdebug("share_creds(%p{%ld,%d})",
+		       p->cred, atomic_long_read(&p->cred->usage),
 		       read_cred_subscribers(p->cred));
 		inc_rlimit_ucounts(task_ucounts(p), UCOUNT_RLIMIT_NPROC, 1);
 		return 0;
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
 	struct task_struct *task = current;
 	const struct cred *old = task->real_cred;
 
-	kdebug("commit_creds(%p{%d,%d})", new,
-	       atomic_read(&new->usage),
+	kdebug("commit_creds(%p{%ld,%d})", new,
+	       atomic_long_read(&new->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(new));
 
 	BUG_ON(task->cred != old);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int commit_creds(struct cred *new)
 	validate_creds(old);
 	validate_creds(new);
 #endif
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&new->usage) < 1);
+	BUG_ON(atomic_long_read(&new->usage) < 1);
 
 	get_cred(new); /* we will require a ref for the subj creds too */
 
@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(commit_creds);
  */
 void abort_creds(struct cred *new)
 {
-	kdebug("abort_creds(%p{%d,%d})", new,
-	       atomic_read(&new->usage),
+	kdebug("abort_creds(%p{%ld,%d})", new,
+	       atomic_long_read(&new->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(new));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_CREDENTIALS
 	BUG_ON(read_cred_subscribers(new) != 0);
 #endif
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&new->usage) < 1);
+	BUG_ON(atomic_long_read(&new->usage) < 1);
 	put_cred(new);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort_creds);
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ const struct cred *override_creds(const struct cred *new)
 {
 	const struct cred *old = current->cred;
 
-	kdebug("override_creds(%p{%d,%d})", new,
-	       atomic_read(&new->usage),
+	kdebug("override_creds(%p{%ld,%d})", new,
+	       atomic_long_read(&new->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(new));
 
 	validate_creds(old);
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ const struct cred *override_creds(const struct cred *new)
 	rcu_assign_pointer(current->cred, new);
 	alter_cred_subscribers(old, -1);
 
-	kdebug("override_creds() = %p{%d,%d}", old,
-	       atomic_read(&old->usage),
+	kdebug("override_creds() = %p{%ld,%d}", old,
+	       atomic_long_read(&old->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(old));
 	return old;
 }
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ void revert_creds(const struct cred *old)
 {
 	const struct cred *override = current->cred;
 
-	kdebug("revert_creds(%p{%d,%d})", old,
-	       atomic_read(&old->usage),
+	kdebug("revert_creds(%p{%ld,%d})", old,
+	       atomic_long_read(&old->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(old));
 
 	validate_creds(old);
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ struct cred *prepare_kernel_cred(struct task_struct *daemon)
 
 	*new = *old;
 	new->non_rcu = 0;
-	atomic_set(&new->usage, 1);
+	atomic_long_set(&new->usage, 1);
 	set_cred_subscribers(new, 0);
 	get_uid(new->user);
 	get_user_ns(new->user_ns);
@@ -843,8 +843,8 @@ static void dump_invalid_creds(const struct cred *cred, const char *label,
 	       cred == tsk->cred ? "[eff]" : "");
 	printk(KERN_ERR "CRED: ->magic=%x, put_addr=%p\n",
 	       cred->magic, cred->put_addr);
-	printk(KERN_ERR "CRED: ->usage=%d, subscr=%d\n",
-	       atomic_read(&cred->usage),
+	printk(KERN_ERR "CRED: ->usage=%ld, subscr=%d\n",
+	       atomic_long_read(&cred->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(cred));
 	printk(KERN_ERR "CRED: ->*uid = { %d,%d,%d,%d }\n",
 		from_kuid_munged(&init_user_ns, cred->uid),
@@ -916,9 +916,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__validate_process_creds);
  */
 void validate_creds_for_do_exit(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
-	kdebug("validate_creds_for_do_exit(%p,%p{%d,%d})",
+	kdebug("validate_creds_for_do_exit(%p,%p{%ld,%d})",
 	       tsk->real_cred, tsk->cred,
-	       atomic_read(&tsk->cred->usage),
+	       atomic_long_read(&tsk->cred->usage),
 	       read_cred_subscribers(tsk->cred));
 
 	__validate_process_creds(tsk, __FILE__, __LINE__);