diff --git a/tools/include/linux/refcount.h b/tools/include/linux/refcount.h
index 1ace03e1a4f8..1f30956e070d 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/refcount.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/refcount.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline void refcount_set(refcount_t *r, unsigned int n)
 
 static inline void refcount_set_release(refcount_t *r, unsigned int n)
 {
-	atomic_set_release(&r->refs, n);
+	atomic_set(&r->refs, n);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int refcount_read(const refcount_t *r)
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h b/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
index 683383d0f2bf..788c597c4fde 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/linux/atomic.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #define atomic_inc(x) uatomic_inc(x)
 #define atomic_read(x) uatomic_read(x)
 #define atomic_set(x, y) uatomic_set(x, y)
-#define atomic_set_release(x, y) uatomic_set(x, y)
 #define U8_MAX UCHAR_MAX
 
 #ifndef atomic_cmpxchg_relaxed