diff --git a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
index f51ff887d..7fcf3c055 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@ lseek_execute(
  * This is several orders of magnitude larger than expected grace period.
  * At 60 seconds the kernel will also begin issuing RCU stall warnings.
  */
+#ifdef refcount_t
+#undef refcount_t
+#endif
+
 #include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 
 #if defined(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE) && !defined(HAVE_POSIX_ACL_RELEASE_GPL_ONLY)
@@ -397,6 +401,8 @@ typedef mode_t zpl_equivmode_t;
 #define	zpl_posix_acl_valid(ip, acl)  posix_acl_valid(acl)
 #endif
 
+#define	refcount_t	zfs_refcount_t
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL */
 
 /*