diff --git a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
index 1d19c985f23..df108f5e0e4 100644
--- a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -3766,7 +3766,7 @@ fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
 #[stable(feature = "atomic_pointer", since = "1.24.0")]
 impl<T> fmt::Pointer for AtomicPtr<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt::Pointer::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::SeqCst), f)
+        fmt::Pointer::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::Relaxed), f)
     }
 }