diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 2500377d0723..bfd826deabbe 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -3319,8 +3319,9 @@ _base_mpi_ep_writeq(__u64 b, volatile void __iomem *addr,
 static inline void
 _base_writeq(__u64 b, volatile void __iomem *addr, spinlock_t *writeq_lock)
 {
+	wmb();
 	__raw_writeq(b, addr);
-	mmiowb();
+	barrier();
 }
 #else
 static inline void