diff --git a/block/bfq-wf2q.c b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
index c9ba225081ce..05f0bf4a1144 100644
--- a/block/bfq-wf2q.c
+++ b/block/bfq-wf2q.c
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@ __bfq_entity_update_weight_prio(struct bfq_service_tree *old_st,
 		}
 #endif
 
+		/* Matches the smp_wmb() in bfq_group_set_weight. */
+		smp_rmb();
 		old_st->wsum -= entity->weight;
 
 		if (entity->new_weight != entity->orig_weight) {