diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
index 2d13f25b1bd8..4527e1430c6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ static __always_inline void preempt_count_set(int pc)
 {
 	int old, new;
 
+	old = raw_cpu_read_4(pcpu_hot.preempt_count);
 	do {
-		old = raw_cpu_read_4(pcpu_hot.preempt_count);
 		new = (old & PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED) |
 			(pc & ~PREEMPT_NEED_RESCHED);
-	} while (raw_cpu_cmpxchg_4(pcpu_hot.preempt_count, old, new) != old);
+	} while (!raw_cpu_try_cmpxchg_4(pcpu_hot.preempt_count, &old, new));
 }
 
 /*