diff --git a/src/runtime/netpoll.go b/src/runtime/netpoll.go
index ac6bc89530e..7933f36db70 100644
--- a/src/runtime/netpoll.go
+++ b/src/runtime/netpoll.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ type pollCache struct {
 
 var (
 	netpollInitLock mutex
-	netpollInited   uint32
+	netpollInited   atomic.Uint32
 
 	pollcache      pollCache
 	netpollWaiters uint32
@@ -189,19 +189,19 @@ func poll_runtime_pollServerInit() {
 }
 
 func netpollGenericInit() {
-	if atomic.Load(&netpollInited) == 0 {
+	if netpollInited.Load() == 0 {
 		lockInit(&netpollInitLock, lockRankNetpollInit)
 		lock(&netpollInitLock)
-		if netpollInited == 0 {
+		if netpollInited.Load() == 0 {
 			netpollinit()
-			atomic.Store(&netpollInited, 1)
+			netpollInited.Store(1)
 		}
 		unlock(&netpollInitLock)
 	}
 }
 
 func netpollinited() bool {
-	return atomic.Load(&netpollInited) != 0
+	return netpollInited.Load() != 0
 }
 
 //go:linkname poll_runtime_isPollServerDescriptor internal/poll.runtime_isPollServerDescriptor
diff --git a/src/runtime/netpoll_stub.go b/src/runtime/netpoll_stub.go
index d0a63bca866..5860e1db03e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/netpoll_stub.go
+++ b/src/runtime/netpoll_stub.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package runtime
 
 import "runtime/internal/atomic"
 
-var netpollInited uint32
+var netpollInited atomic.Uint32
 var netpollWaiters uint32
 
 var netpollStubLock mutex
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var netpollBrokenLock mutex
 var netpollBroken bool
 
 func netpollGenericInit() {
-	atomic.Store(&netpollInited, 1)
+	netpollInited.Store(1)
 }
 
 func netpollBreak() {
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ func netpoll(delay int64) gList {
 }
 
 func netpollinited() bool {
-	return atomic.Load(&netpollInited) != 0
+	return netpollInited.Load() != 0
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/time.go b/src/runtime/time.go
index 80b0bfb72c2..a4bbc53cfa4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/time.go
+++ b/src/runtime/time.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func addtimer(t *timer) {
 func doaddtimer(pp *p, t *timer) {
 	// Timers rely on the network poller, so make sure the poller
 	// has started.
-	if netpollInited == 0 {
+	if netpollInited.Load() == 0 {
 		netpollGenericInit()
 	}