diff --git a/kernel/lockdep_internals.h b/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
index 7de27a80f802648e55a5796039a814d074999ccd..8d929c717d3e6ec321ad0b50d4c65f9a965a4588 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
+++ b/kernel/lockdep_internals.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct lockdep_stats, lockdep_stats);
 
 #define debug_atomic_dec(ptr)			{		\
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());				\
-	this_cpu_inc(lockdep_stats.ptr);			\
+	this_cpu_dec(lockdep_stats.ptr);			\
 }
 
 #define debug_atomic_read(ptr)		({				\