diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 9cc0d47da321..7dee242b4195 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ static struct dentry *__d_alloc(struct super_block *sb, const struct qstr *name)
 	smp_store_release(&dentry->d_name.name, dname); /* ^^^ */
 
 	dentry->d_flags = 0;
-	lockref_init(&dentry->d_lockref, 1);
+	lockref_init(&dentry->d_lockref);
 	seqcount_spinlock_init(&dentry->d_seq, &dentry->d_lock);
 	dentry->d_inode = NULL;
 	dentry->d_parent = dentry;
diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index 29f8963bb523..d771e06db738 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static int z_erofs_register_pcluster(struct z_erofs_frontend *fe)
 	if (IS_ERR(pcl))
 		return PTR_ERR(pcl);
 
-	lockref_init(&pcl->lockref, 1); /* one ref for this request */
+	lockref_init(&pcl->lockref); /* one ref for this request */
 	pcl->algorithmformat = map->m_algorithmformat;
 	pcl->length = 0;
 	pcl->partial = true;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 8c4c1f871a88..65c07aa95718 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1201,8 +1201,8 @@ int gfs2_glock_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 	if (glops->go_instantiate)
 		gl->gl_flags |= BIT(GLF_INSTANTIATE_NEEDED);
 	gl->gl_name = name;
+	lockref_init(&gl->gl_lockref);
 	lockdep_set_subclass(&gl->gl_lockref.lock, glops->go_subclass);
-	gl->gl_lockref.count = 1;
 	gl->gl_state = LM_ST_UNLOCKED;
 	gl->gl_target = LM_ST_UNLOCKED;
 	gl->gl_demote_state = LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 04cadc02e5a6..0727f60ad028 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static void gfs2_init_glock_once(void *foo)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = foo;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gl->gl_holders);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gl->gl_lru);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gl->gl_ail_list);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 58bc5013ca49..2298e06797ac 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static struct gfs2_quota_data *qd_alloc(unsigned hash, struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, str
 		return NULL;
 
 	qd->qd_sbd = sdp;
-	lockref_init(&qd->qd_lockref, 0);
+	lockref_init(&qd->qd_lockref);
 	qd->qd_id = qid;
 	qd->qd_slot = -1;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qd->qd_lru);
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int qd_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct kqid qid,
 	spin_lock_bucket(hash);
 	*qdp = qd = gfs2_qd_search_bucket(hash, sdp, qid);
 	if (qd == NULL) {
-		new_qd->qd_lockref.count++;
 		*qdp = new_qd;
 		list_add(&new_qd->qd_list, &sdp->sd_quota_list);
 		hlist_bl_add_head_rcu(&new_qd->qd_hlist, &qd_hash_table[hash]);
@@ -1450,6 +1449,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_init(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 			if (qd == NULL)
 				goto fail_brelse;
 
+			qd->qd_lockref.count = 0;
 			set_bit(QDF_CHANGE, &qd->qd_flags);
 			qd->qd_change = qc_change;
 			qd->qd_slot = slot;
diff --git a/include/linux/lockref.h b/include/linux/lockref.h
index c39f119659ba..676721ee878d 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockref.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockref.h
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ struct lockref {
 /**
  * lockref_init - Initialize a lockref
  * @lockref: pointer to lockref structure
- * @count: initial count
+ *
+ * Initializes @lockref->count to 1.
  */
-static inline void lockref_init(struct lockref *lockref, unsigned int count)
+static inline void lockref_init(struct lockref *lockref)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&lockref->lock);
-	lockref->count = count;
+	lockref->count = 1;
 }
 
 void lockref_get(struct lockref *lockref);