diff --git a/include/ck_swlock.h b/include/ck_swlock.h
index 2a6339f..85471f4 100644
--- a/include/ck_swlock.h
+++ b/include/ck_swlock.h
@@ -334,14 +334,8 @@ ck_swlock_recursive_write_unlock(ck_swlock_recursive_t *rw)
 CK_CC_INLINE static void
 ck_swlock_recursive_write_unlatch(ck_swlock_recursive_t *rw)
 {
-	uint32_t snapshot = ck_pr_load_32(&rw->rw.n_readers);
-	uint32_t delta = snapshot & CK_SWLOCK_READER_BITS;
-
-	while (ck_pr_cas_32_value(&rw->rw.n_readers, snapshot, delta, &snapshot) == false) {
-		delta = snapshot & CK_SWLOCK_READER_BITS;
-		ck_pr_stall();
-	}
 
+	ck_pr_and_32(&rw->rw.n_readers, CK_SWLOCK_READER_BITS);
 	ck_swlock_recursive_write_unlock(rw);
 	return;
 }