diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 0b14b79..7d5ebc0 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -493,8 +493,7 @@
 	inode->i_uid = current_fsuid();
 	inode->i_gid = current_fsgid();
 
-	get_cpu_var(sockets_in_use)++;
-	put_cpu_var(sockets_in_use);
+	percpu_add(sockets_in_use, 1);
 	return sock;
 }
 
@@ -536,8 +535,7 @@
 	if (sock->fasync_list)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "sock_release: fasync list not empty!\n");
 
-	get_cpu_var(sockets_in_use)--;
-	put_cpu_var(sockets_in_use);
+	percpu_sub(sockets_in_use, 1);
 	if (!sock->file) {
 		iput(SOCK_INODE(sock));
 		return;