diff --git a/include/linux/iocontext.h b/include/linux/iocontext.h
index cac4b36..2b7a118 100644
--- a/include/linux/iocontext.h
+++ b/include/linux/iocontext.h
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@
 	 * if ref count is zero, don't allow sharing (ioc is going away, it's
 	 * a race).
 	 */
-	if (ioc && atomic_inc_not_zero(&ioc->refcount))
+	if (ioc && atomic_inc_not_zero(&ioc->refcount)) {
+		atomic_inc(&ioc->nr_tasks);
 		return ioc;
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }