diff --git a/include/my_pthread.h b/include/my_pthread.h
index eeee0c387cb..ee8ab75b847 100644
--- a/include/my_pthread.h
+++ b/include/my_pthread.h
@@ -827,16 +827,6 @@ static inline void thread_safe_decrement32(int32 *value)
   (void) my_atomic_add32_explicit(value, -1, MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
 }
 
-static inline void thread_safe_increment64(int64 *value)
-{
-  (void) my_atomic_add64_explicit(value, 1, MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
-}
-
-static inline void thread_safe_decrement64(int64 *value)
-{
-  (void) my_atomic_add64_explicit(value, -1, MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
-}
-
 /*
   No locking needed, the counter is owned by the thread
 */
diff --git a/sql/rpl_parallel.cc b/sql/rpl_parallel.cc
index f5a30d6f877..9344312fe62 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_parallel.cc
+++ b/sql/rpl_parallel.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ rpt_handle_event(rpl_parallel_thread::queued_event *qev,
     rgi->last_master_timestamp= ev->when + (time_t)ev->exec_time;
   err= apply_event_and_update_pos_for_parallel(ev, thd, rgi);
 
-  thread_safe_increment64(&rli->executed_entries);
+  rli->executed_entries++;
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
   if (wsrep_after_statement(thd))
   {
diff --git a/sql/rpl_rli.h b/sql/rpl_rli.h
index 5d2d33c397f..fafe8ead63d 100644
--- a/sql/rpl_rli.h
+++ b/sql/rpl_rli.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
     Number of executed events for SLAVE STATUS.
     Protected by slave_executed_entries_lock
   */
-  int64 executed_entries;
+  Atomic_counter<uint32_t> executed_entries;
 
   /*
     If the end of the hot relay log is made of master's events ignored by the
diff --git a/sql/slave.cc b/sql/slave.cc
index 7fb68d2dfb5..be200ce52d8 100644
--- a/sql/slave.cc
+++ b/sql/slave.cc
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ static bool send_show_master_info_data(THD *thd, Master_info *mi, bool full,
     {
       protocol->store((uint32)    mi->rli.retried_trans);
       protocol->store((ulonglong) mi->rli.max_relay_log_size);
-      protocol->store((uint32)    mi->rli.executed_entries);
+      protocol->store(mi->rli.executed_entries);
       protocol->store((uint32)    mi->received_heartbeats);
       protocol->store((double)    mi->heartbeat_period, 3, &tmp);
       protocol->store(gtid_pos->ptr(), gtid_pos->length(), &my_charset_bin);
@@ -4537,7 +4537,7 @@ static int exec_relay_log_event(THD* thd, Relay_log_info* rli,
       }
     }
 
-    thread_safe_increment64(&rli->executed_entries);
+    rli->executed_entries++;
 #ifdef WITH_WSREP
     wsrep_after_statement(thd);
 #endif /* WITH_WSREP */