diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/atomic.h
index b8c49f98a44c..75a16028a952 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 static inline int atomic_read(const atomic_t *v)
 {
-       return v->counter;
+	return ACCESS_ONCE(v->counter);
 }
 
 /**