diff --git a/net/rds/ib_recv.c b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
index 6fdedd9dbbc2..cfbf0e129cba 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ static int acquire_refill(struct rds_connection *conn)
 static void release_refill(struct rds_connection *conn)
 {
 	clear_bit(RDS_RECV_REFILL, &conn->c_flags);
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
 
 	/* We don't use wait_on_bit()/wake_up_bit() because our waking is in a
 	 * hot path and finding waiters is very rare.  We don't want to walk