diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5cb3d9b14f070828e400c036b89f5350b5f6f65c..af4f9a3d2cdc8f98c48e7232a83816c9bee28e51 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22596,6 +22596,71 @@ fi
 done
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for builtin locking functions" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for builtin locking functions... " >&6; }
+if test "${pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics+set}" = set; then
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+int lock = 0;
+   __sync_lock_test_and_set(&lock, 1);
+   __sync_lock_release(&lock);
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval ac_try_echo="\"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\""
+$as_echo "$ac_try_echo") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext && {
+	 test "$cross_compiling" = yes ||
+	 $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext
+       }; then
+  pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics="yes"
+else
+  $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+	pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics="no"
+fi
+
+rm -rf conftest.dSYM
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics" = x"yes"; then
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS 1
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+
 
 #
 # Pthreads
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3f195a651171f0f37c2d4bfae2db9f5a9b455649..9cad43620cc1b52eceae63269043e9d5196988b8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1454,6 +1454,17 @@ fi
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([strtoll strtoq], [break])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([strtoull strtouq], [break])
 
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for builtin locking functions], pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics,
+[AC_TRY_LINK([],
+  [int lock = 0;
+   __sync_lock_test_and_set(&lock, 1);
+   __sync_lock_release(&lock);],
+  [pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics="yes"],
+  [pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics="no"])])
+if test x"$pgac_cv_gcc_int_atomics" = x"yes"; then
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS, 1, [Define to 1 if you have __sync_lock_test_and_set(int *) and friends.])
+fi
+
 
 #
 # Pthreads
diff --git a/src/include/pg_config.h.in b/src/include/pg_config.h.in
index e1b7fea49fc93af394668d9636b6ffdaf9f57323..db84f494ef7abd4f0a9596046108e6a66030b781 100644
--- a/src/include/pg_config.h.in
+++ b/src/include/pg_config.h.in
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if your compiler understands __FUNCTION__. */
 #undef HAVE_FUNCNAME__FUNCTION
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have __sync_lock_test_and_set(int *) and friends. */
+#undef HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `getaddrinfo' function. */
 #undef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
 
diff --git a/src/include/storage/s_lock.h b/src/include/storage/s_lock.h
index 9b02d1f5a409c7309d4ba71aa4301b6d31d194d3..074838e5251b4664b688404d73187ceefcadc2a7 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/s_lock.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/s_lock.h
@@ -275,13 +275,33 @@ tas(volatile slock_t *lock)
 #endif	 /* __ia64__ || __ia64 */
 
 
+/*
+ * On ARM, we use __sync_lock_test_and_set(int *, int) if available, and if
+ * not fall back on the SWPB instruction.  SWPB does not work on ARMv6 or
+ * later, so the compiler builtin is preferred if available.  Note also that
+ * the int-width variant of the builtin works on more chips than other widths.
+ */
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__arm)
 #define HAS_TEST_AND_SET
 
-typedef unsigned char slock_t;
-
 #define TAS(lock) tas(lock)
 
+#ifdef HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS
+
+typedef int slock_t;
+
+static __inline__ int
+tas(volatile slock_t *lock)
+{
+	return __sync_lock_test_and_set(lock, 1);
+}
+
+#define S_UNLOCK(lock) __sync_lock_release(lock)
+
+#else /* !HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS */
+
+typedef unsigned char slock_t;
+
 static __inline__ int
 tas(volatile slock_t *lock)
 {
@@ -295,6 +315,7 @@ tas(volatile slock_t *lock)
 	return (int) _res;
 }
 
+#endif	 /* HAVE_GCC_INT_ATOMICS */
 #endif	 /* __arm__ */