diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 3df339e3..cc4e6d2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 static int tcp_out_of_resources(struct sock *sk, int do_reset)
 {
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
-	int orphans = atomic_read(&tcp_orphan_count);
+	int orphans = percpu_counter_read_positive(&tcp_orphan_count);
 
 	/* If peer does not open window for long time, or did not transmit
 	 * anything for long time, penalize it. */