diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index a852b1a488f5..d20d5b11dedf 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ static unsigned long super_cache_count(struct shrinker *shrink,
 
 	sb = container_of(shrink, struct super_block, s_shrink);
 
-	if (!grab_super_passive(sb))
-		return 0;
-
+	/*
+	 * Don't call grab_super_passive as it is a potential
+	 * scalability bottleneck. The counts could get updated
+	 * between super_cache_count and super_cache_scan anyway.
+	 * Call to super_cache_count with shrinker_rwsem held
+	 * ensures the safety of call to list_lru_count_node() and
+	 * s_op->nr_cached_objects().
+	 */
 	if (sb->s_op && sb->s_op->nr_cached_objects)
 		total_objects = sb->s_op->nr_cached_objects(sb,
 						 sc->nid);
@@ -125,7 +130,6 @@ static unsigned long super_cache_count(struct shrinker *shrink,
 						 sc->nid);
 
 	total_objects = vfs_pressure_ratio(total_objects);
-	drop_super(sb);
 	return total_objects;
 }