diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index d004a9ddddbc..0b58f1043707 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ static int pohmelfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&psb->crypto_active_list);
 
 	atomic_set(&psb->trans_gen, 1);
-	atomic_set(&psb->total_inodes, 0);
+	atomic_long_set(&psb->total_inodes, 0);
 
 	mutex_init(&psb->state_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&psb->state_list);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/net.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/net.c
index 5f312c91aab6..bdaab6905fde 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/net.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/net.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int pohmelfs_root_cap_response(struct netfs_state *st)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "Mounting POHMELFS (%d) "
 			"with extended attributes support.\n", psb->idx);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&psb->total_inodes) <= 1)
+	if (atomic_long_read(&psb->total_inodes) <= 1)
 		atomic_long_set(&psb->total_inodes, cap->nr_files);
 
 	dprintk("%s: total: %llu, avail: %llu, flags: %llx, inodes: %llu.\n",