diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 604fef3b2ddf..4d02116193de 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ struct ext4_sb_info {
 	struct task_struct *s_mmp_tsk;
 
 	/* record the last minlen when FITRIM is called. */
-	atomic_t s_last_trim_minblks;
+	unsigned long s_last_trim_minblks;
 
 	/* Reference to checksum algorithm driver via cryptoapi */
 	struct crypto_shash *s_chksum_driver;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index e1b487acb843..db6bc2493647 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -5279,7 +5279,7 @@ ext4_trim_all_free(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group,
 	ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
 
 	if (!EXT4_MB_GRP_WAS_TRIMMED(e4b.bd_info) ||
-	    minblocks < atomic_read(&EXT4_SB(sb)->s_last_trim_minblks)) {
+	    minblocks < EXT4_SB(sb)->s_last_trim_minblks) {
 		ret = ext4_try_to_trim_range(sb, &e4b, start, max, minblocks);
 		if (ret >= 0)
 			EXT4_MB_GRP_SET_TRIMMED(e4b.bd_info);
@@ -5388,7 +5388,7 @@ int ext4_trim_fs(struct super_block *sb, struct fstrim_range *range)
 	}
 
 	if (!ret)
-		atomic_set(&EXT4_SB(sb)->s_last_trim_minblks, minlen);
+		EXT4_SB(sb)->s_last_trim_minblks = minlen;
 
 out:
 	range->len = EXT4_C2B(EXT4_SB(sb), trimmed) << sb->s_blocksize_bits;