diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index e851a12920e6..be59a5d7299d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -818,11 +818,12 @@ static __always_inline void rcu_nmi_enter_common(bool irq)
 		incby = 1;
 	} else if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(rdp->cpu) &&
 		   rdp->dynticks_nmi_nesting == DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE &&
-		   READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_urgent_qs) && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
+		   READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_urgent_qs) &&
+		   !READ_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick)) {
 		raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rdp->mynode);
 		// Recheck under lock.
 		if (rdp->rcu_urgent_qs && !rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
-			rdp->rcu_forced_tick = true;
+			WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick, true);
 			tick_dep_set_cpu(rdp->cpu, TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
 		}
 		raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rdp->mynode);
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ static void rcu_disable_urgency_upon_qs(struct rcu_data *rdp)
 	WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_need_heavy_qs, false);
 	if (tick_nohz_full_cpu(rdp->cpu) && rdp->rcu_forced_tick) {
 		tick_dep_clear_cpu(rdp->cpu, TICK_DEP_BIT_RCU);
-		rdp->rcu_forced_tick = false;
+		WRITE_ONCE(rdp->rcu_forced_tick, false);
 	}
 }