diff --git a/lib/percpu_counter.c b/lib/percpu_counter.c
index a866389..c7fe2e4 100644
--- a/lib/percpu_counter.c
+++ b/lib/percpu_counter.c
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__percpu_counter_sum);
 
-static struct lock_class_key percpu_counter_irqsafe;
-
-int percpu_counter_init(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 amount)
+int __percpu_counter_init(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 amount,
+			  struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&fbc->lock);
+	lockdep_set_class(&fbc->lock, key);
 	fbc->count = amount;
 	fbc->counters = alloc_percpu(s32);
 	if (!fbc->counters)
@@ -87,17 +87,7 @@
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(percpu_counter_init);
-
-int percpu_counter_init_irq(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 amount)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = percpu_counter_init(fbc, amount);
-	if (!err)
-		lockdep_set_class(&fbc->lock, &percpu_counter_irqsafe);
-	return err;
-}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__percpu_counter_init);
 
 void percpu_counter_destroy(struct percpu_counter *fbc)
 {