diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 67dacaf93e56..6801b3751a95 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ retry:
 	hb2 = hash_futex(&key2);
 
 retry_private:
+	hb_waiters_inc(hb2);
 	double_lock_hb(hb1, hb2);
 
 	if (likely(cmpval != NULL)) {
@@ -1461,6 +1462,7 @@ retry_private:
 
 		if (unlikely(ret)) {
 			double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
+			hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 
 			ret = get_user(curval, uaddr1);
 			if (ret)
@@ -1510,6 +1512,7 @@ retry_private:
 			break;
 		case -EFAULT:
 			double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
+			hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 			put_futex_key(&key2);
 			put_futex_key(&key1);
 			ret = fault_in_user_writeable(uaddr2);
@@ -1519,6 +1522,7 @@ retry_private:
 		case -EAGAIN:
 			/* The owner was exiting, try again. */
 			double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
+			hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 			put_futex_key(&key2);
 			put_futex_key(&key1);
 			cond_resched();
@@ -1594,6 +1598,7 @@ retry_private:
 
 out_unlock:
 	double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2);
+	hb_waiters_dec(hb2);
 
 	/*
 	 * drop_futex_key_refs() must be called outside the spinlocks. During