diff --git a/main/cli.c b/main/cli.c
index 2dc6afa1fe..c5fe8b331f 100644
--- a/main/cli.c
+++ b/main/cli.c
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@ int ast_cli_command(int fd, const char *s)
 		AST_LIST_LOCK(&helpers);
 		e = find_cli(args + 1, 0);
 		if (e)
-			e->inuse++;
+			ast_atomic_fetchadd_int(&e->inuse, 1);
 		AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&helpers);
 		if (e) {
 			int res;