diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel.c b/drivers/hv/channel.c
index 433f72a1c006..c76ffbe59f65 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ int vmbus_establish_gpadl(struct vmbus_channel *channel, void *kbuffer,
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	next_gpadl_handle = atomic_read(&vmbus_connection.next_gpadl_handle);
-	atomic_inc(&vmbus_connection.next_gpadl_handle);
+	next_gpadl_handle =
+		(atomic_inc_return(&vmbus_connection.next_gpadl_handle) - 1);
 
 	ret = create_gpadl_header(kbuffer, size, &msginfo, &msgcount);
 	if (ret)