diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index e1409056965a0..1a6978427d6c8 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void page_pool_release_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page)
 	/* This may be the last page returned, releasing the pool, so
 	 * it is not safe to reference pool afterwards.
 	 */
-	count = atomic_inc_return(&pool->pages_state_release_cnt);
+	count = atomic_inc_return_relaxed(&pool->pages_state_release_cnt);
 	trace_page_pool_state_release(pool, page, count);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_release_page);