diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 22682fb4be65..5189cb1e478a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -78,34 +78,32 @@ static void blk_mq_hctx_clear_pending(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 static int blk_mq_queue_enter(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	int ret;
+	while (true) {
+		int ret;
 
-	__percpu_counter_add(&q->mq_usage_counter, 1, 1000000);
-	smp_mb();
+		if (percpu_ref_tryget_live(&q->mq_usage_counter))
+			return 0;
 
-	/* we have problems freezing the queue if it's initializing */
-	if (!q->mq_freeze_depth)
-		return 0;
-
-	__percpu_counter_add(&q->mq_usage_counter, -1, 1000000);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	ret = wait_event_interruptible_lock_irq(q->mq_freeze_wq,
-		!q->mq_freeze_depth || blk_queue_dying(q),
-		*q->queue_lock);
-	/* inc usage with lock hold to avoid freeze_queue runs here */
-	if (!ret && !blk_queue_dying(q))
-		__percpu_counter_add(&q->mq_usage_counter, 1, 1000000);
-	else if (blk_queue_dying(q))
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-
-	return ret;
+		ret = wait_event_interruptible(q->mq_freeze_wq,
+				!q->mq_freeze_depth || blk_queue_dying(q));
+		if (blk_queue_dying(q))
+			return -ENODEV;
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 }
 
 static void blk_mq_queue_exit(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-	__percpu_counter_add(&q->mq_usage_counter, -1, 1000000);
+	percpu_ref_put(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+}
+
+static void blk_mq_usage_counter_release(struct percpu_ref *ref)
+{
+	struct request_queue *q =
+		container_of(ref, struct request_queue, mq_usage_counter);
+
+	wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -118,18 +116,9 @@ void blk_mq_freeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	q->mq_freeze_depth++;
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
-	while (true) {
-		s64 count;
-
-		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-		count = percpu_counter_sum(&q->mq_usage_counter);
-		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-
-		if (count == 0)
-			break;
-		blk_mq_start_hw_queues(q);
-		msleep(10);
-	}
+	percpu_ref_kill(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+	blk_mq_run_queues(q, false);
+	wait_event(q->mq_freeze_wq, percpu_ref_is_zero(&q->mq_usage_counter));
 }
 
 static void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
@@ -140,8 +129,10 @@ static void blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	wake = !--q->mq_freeze_depth;
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(q->mq_freeze_depth < 0);
 	spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
-	if (wake)
+	if (wake) {
+		percpu_ref_reinit(&q->mq_usage_counter);
 		wake_up_all(&q->mq_freeze_wq);
+	}
 }
 
 bool blk_mq_can_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
@@ -1785,7 +1776,7 @@ struct request_queue *blk_mq_init_queue(struct blk_mq_tag_set *set)
 	if (!q)
 		goto err_hctxs;
 
-	if (percpu_counter_init(&q->mq_usage_counter, 0))
+	if (percpu_ref_init(&q->mq_usage_counter, blk_mq_usage_counter_release))
 		goto err_map;
 
 	setup_timer(&q->timeout, blk_mq_rq_timer, (unsigned long) q);
@@ -1878,7 +1869,7 @@ void blk_mq_free_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	blk_mq_exit_hw_queues(q, set, set->nr_hw_queues);
 	blk_mq_free_hw_queues(q, set);
 
-	percpu_counter_destroy(&q->mq_usage_counter);
+	percpu_ref_exit(&q->mq_usage_counter);
 
 	free_percpu(q->queue_ctx);
 	kfree(q->queue_hw_ctx);
@@ -2037,8 +2028,7 @@ static int __init blk_mq_init(void)
 {
 	blk_mq_cpu_init();
 
-	/* Must be called after percpu_counter_hotcpu_callback() */
-	hotcpu_notifier(blk_mq_queue_reinit_notify, -10);
+	hotcpu_notifier(blk_mq_queue_reinit_notify, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index c8f344ff74fe..518b46555b80 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/bsg.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 
 #include <asm/scatterlist.h>
 
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ struct request_queue {
 #endif
 	struct rcu_head		rcu_head;
 	wait_queue_head_t	mq_freeze_wq;
-	struct percpu_counter	mq_usage_counter;
+	struct percpu_ref	mq_usage_counter;
 	struct list_head	all_q_node;
 
 	struct blk_mq_tag_set	*tag_set;