diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Locking.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Locking.h
index 9a43b42554..52a075bc5e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Locking.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Locking.h
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
  * Copyright 2007, Ingo Weinhold, ingo_weinhold@gmx.de.
  * All rights reserved. Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.
  */
-
 #ifndef LOCKING_H
 #define LOCKING_H
 
-#include "AutoLocker.h"
+#include <util/AutoLock.h>
 
 class Volume;
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.cpp
index 95c0795598..781ff7f950 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ Volume::Volume(fs_volume* volume)
 	fIndexDirectory(NULL),
 	fRootDirectory(NULL),
 	fName(kDefaultVolumeName),
-	fLocker("volume"),
-	fIteratorLocker("iterators"),
-	fQueryLocker("queries"),
 	fNodeListeners(NULL),
 	fAnyNodeListeners(),
 	fEntryListeners(NULL),
@@ -152,6 +149,9 @@ Volume::Volume(fs_volume* volume)
 	fAccessTime(0),
 	fMounted(false)
 {
+	rw_lock_init(&fLocker, "ramfs volume");
+	recursive_lock_init(&fIteratorLocker, "ramfs iterators");
+	recursive_lock_init(&fQueryLocker, "ramfs queries");
 }
 
 
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ Volume::Volume(fs_volume* volume)
 Volume::~Volume()
 {
 	Unmount();
+
+	recursive_lock_destroy(&fIteratorLocker);
+	recursive_lock_destroy(&fQueryLocker);
+	rw_lock_destroy(&fLocker);
 }
 
 
@@ -168,14 +172,6 @@ Volume::Mount(uint32 flags)
 {
 	Unmount();
 
-	// check the lockers
-	if (fLocker.InitCheck() < 0)
-		return fLocker.InitCheck();
-	if (fIteratorLocker.InitCheck() < 0)
-		return fIteratorLocker.InitCheck();
-	if (fQueryLocker.InitCheck() < 0)
-		return fQueryLocker.InitCheck();
-
 	status_t error = B_OK;
 	// create a block allocator
 	if (error == B_OK) {
@@ -724,7 +720,7 @@ Volume::FindAttributeIndex(const char *name, uint32 type)
 void
 Volume::AddQuery(Query *query)
 {
-	AutoLocker<RecursiveLock> _(fQueryLocker);
+	RecursiveLocker _(fQueryLocker);
 
 	if (query)
 		fQueries.Insert(query);
@@ -734,7 +730,7 @@ Volume::AddQuery(Query *query)
 void
 Volume::RemoveQuery(Query *query)
 {
-	AutoLocker<RecursiveLock> _(fQueryLocker);
+	RecursiveLocker _(fQueryLocker);
 
 	if (query)
 		fQueries.Remove(query);
@@ -746,7 +742,7 @@ Volume::UpdateLiveQueries(Entry *entry, Node* node, const char *attribute,
 	int32 type, const uint8 *oldKey, size_t oldLength, const uint8 *newKey,
 	size_t newLength)
 {
-	AutoLocker<RecursiveLock> _(fQueryLocker);
+	RecursiveLocker _(fQueryLocker);
 
 	for (Query* query = fQueries.First();
 		 query;
@@ -826,53 +822,47 @@ Volume::GetAllocationInfo(AllocationInfo &info)
 bool
 Volume::ReadLock()
 {
-	bool alreadyLocked = fLocker.IsLocked();
-	if (fLocker.Lock()) {
-		if (!alreadyLocked)
-			fAccessTime = system_time();
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
+	bool ok = rw_lock_read_lock(&fLocker) == B_OK;
+	if (ok && fLocker.owner_count > 1)
+		fAccessTime = system_time();
+	return ok;
 }
 
 // ReadUnlock
 void
 Volume::ReadUnlock()
 {
-	fLocker.Unlock();
+	rw_lock_read_unlock(&fLocker);
 }
 
 // WriteLock
 bool
 Volume::WriteLock()
 {
-	bool alreadyLocked = fLocker.IsLocked();
-	if (fLocker.Lock()) {
-		if (!alreadyLocked)
-			fAccessTime = system_time();
-		return true;
-	}
-	return false;
+	bool ok = rw_lock_write_lock(&fLocker) == B_OK;
+	if (ok && fLocker.owner_count > 1)
+		fAccessTime = system_time();
+	return ok;
 }
 
 // WriteUnlock
 void
 Volume::WriteUnlock()
 {
-	fLocker.Unlock();
+	rw_lock_write_unlock(&fLocker);
 }
 
 // IteratorLock
 bool
 Volume::IteratorLock()
 {
-	return fIteratorLocker.Lock();
+	return recursive_lock_lock(&fIteratorLocker) == B_OK;
 }
 
 // IteratorUnlock
 void
 Volume::IteratorUnlock()
 {
-	fIteratorLocker.Unlock();
+	recursive_lock_unlock(&fIteratorLocker);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.h
index 1cbec3c129..ea103123ba 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ramfs/Volume.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <fs_interface.h>
 #include <SupportDefs.h>
+#include <lock.h>
 
-#include <userlandfs/shared/RecursiveLock.h>
 #include <util/DoublyLinkedList.h>
 
 #include "Entry.h"
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ private:
 	IndexDirectory			*fIndexDirectory;
 	Directory				*fRootDirectory;
 	String					fName;
-	RecursiveLock			fLocker;
-	RecursiveLock			fIteratorLocker;
-	RecursiveLock			fQueryLocker;
+	rw_lock					fLocker;
+	recursive_lock			fIteratorLocker;
+	recursive_lock			fQueryLocker;
 	NodeListenerTree		*fNodeListeners;
 	NodeListenerList		fAnyNodeListeners;
 	EntryListenerTree		*fEntryListeners;