diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index d5f9d48bf884..902eac2c685f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -2325,10 +2325,9 @@ void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_unmap_gtt_bo_from_kernel(struct kgd_mem *mem)
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_get_vm_fault_info(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 					  struct kfd_vm_fault_info *mem)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated) == 1) {
+	if (atomic_read_acquire(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated) == 1) {
 		*mem = *adev->gmc.vm_fault_info;
-		mb(); /* make sure read happened */
-		atomic_set(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
+		atomic_set_release(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
index a8d5795084fc..cf30d3332050 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v7_0.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static int gmc_v7_0_sw_init(struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block)
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adev->gmc.vm_fault_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	atomic_set(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
+	atomic_set_release(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ static int gmc_v7_0_process_interrupt(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	vmid = REG_GET_FIELD(status, VM_CONTEXT1_PROTECTION_FAULT_STATUS,
 			     VMID);
 	if (amdgpu_amdkfd_is_kfd_vmid(adev, vmid)
-		&& !atomic_read(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated)) {
+		&& !atomic_read_acquire(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated)) {
 		struct kfd_vm_fault_info *info = adev->gmc.vm_fault_info;
 		u32 protections = REG_GET_FIELD(status,
 					VM_CONTEXT1_PROTECTION_FAULT_STATUS,
@@ -1304,8 +1304,7 @@ static int gmc_v7_0_process_interrupt(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		info->prot_read = protections & 0x8 ? true : false;
 		info->prot_write = protections & 0x10 ? true : false;
 		info->prot_exec = protections & 0x20 ? true : false;
-		mb();
-		atomic_set(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 1);
+		atomic_set_release(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 1);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v8_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v8_0.c
index b45fa0cea9d2..0d4c93ff6f74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v8_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gmc_v8_0.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static int gmc_v8_0_sw_init(struct amdgpu_ip_block *ip_block)
 					GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!adev->gmc.vm_fault_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	atomic_set(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
+	atomic_set_release(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static int gmc_v8_0_process_interrupt(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	vmid = REG_GET_FIELD(status, VM_CONTEXT1_PROTECTION_FAULT_STATUS,
 			     VMID);
 	if (amdgpu_amdkfd_is_kfd_vmid(adev, vmid)
-		&& !atomic_read(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated)) {
+		&& !atomic_read_acquire(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated)) {
 		struct kfd_vm_fault_info *info = adev->gmc.vm_fault_info;
 		u32 protections = REG_GET_FIELD(status,
 					VM_CONTEXT1_PROTECTION_FAULT_STATUS,
@@ -1490,8 +1490,7 @@ static int gmc_v8_0_process_interrupt(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		info->prot_read = protections & 0x8 ? true : false;
 		info->prot_write = protections & 0x10 ? true : false;
 		info->prot_exec = protections & 0x20 ? true : false;
-		mb();
-		atomic_set(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 1);
+		atomic_set_release(&adev->gmc.vm_fault_info_updated, 1);
 	}
 
 	return 0;