@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 drivers/dahdi/dahdi_dynamic.c  | 2 +-
 drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c  | 2 +-
 drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-sysfs.c | 2 +-
 drivers/dahdi/xpp/xpp_dahdi.c  | 2 +-
 include/dahdi/kernel.h         | 3 +++
 5 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi_dynamic.c	
+++ a/drivers/dahdi/dahdi_dynamic.c	
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int _destroy_dynamic(struct dahdi_dynamic_span *dds)
 
 	/* We shouldn't have more than the two references at this point.  If
 	 * we do, there are probably channels that are still opened. */
-	if (atomic_read(&d->kref.refcount) > 2) {
+	if (refcount_read(&d->kref.refcount) > 2) {
 		dynamic_put(d);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
--- a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c	
+++ a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-core.c	
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ int refcount_xbus(xbus_t *xbus)
 {
 	struct kref *kref = &xbus->kref;
 
-	return atomic_read(&kref->refcount);
+	return refcount_read(&kref->refcount);
 }
 
 /*------------------------- Frame  Handling ------------------------*/
--- a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-sysfs.c	
+++ a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xbus-sysfs.c	
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ void xbus_sysfs_remove(xbus_t *xbus)
 		return;
 	}
 	XBUS_DBG(DEVICES, xbus, "going to unregister: refcount=%d\n",
-		atomic_read(&astribank->kobj.kref.refcount));
+		refcount_read(&astribank->kobj.kref.refcount));
 	BUG_ON(dev_get_drvdata(astribank) != xbus);
 	device_unregister(astribank);
 	dev_set_drvdata(astribank, NULL);
--- a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xpp_dahdi.c	
+++ a/drivers/dahdi/xpp/xpp_dahdi.c	
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ int refcount_xpd(xpd_t *xpd)
 {
 	struct kref *kref = &xpd->kref;
 
-	return atomic_read(&kref->refcount);
+	return refcount_read(&kref->refcount);
 }
 
 xpd_t *get_xpd(const char *msg, xpd_t *xpd)
--- a/include/dahdi/kernel.h	
+++ a/include/dahdi/kernel.h	
@@ -1410,6 +1410,8 @@ static inline short dahdi_txtone_nextsample(struct dahdi_chan *ss)
 /*! Maximum audio mask */
 #define DAHDI_FORMAT_AUDIO_MASK	((1 << 16) - 1)
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 11, 0)
+#define refcount_read atomic_read
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 16, 0)
 
 /* DAHDI only was using the xxx_clear_bit variants. */
@@ -1539,6 +1541,7 @@ static inline int strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
 #endif /* 2.6.31 */
 #endif /* 3.10.0 */
 #endif /* 3.16.0 */
+#endif /* 4.11.0 */
 
 #ifndef DEFINE_SPINLOCK
 #define DEFINE_SPINLOCK(x)      spinlock_t x = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED
--