diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index fbd2ecde93e4..1ee97d402a48 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@
 			panic("%s:in_use = %i\n",		\
 			      (_vq)->vq.name, (_vq)->in_use);	\
 		(_vq)->in_use = __LINE__;			\
-		mb();						\
 	} while (0)
 #define END_USE(_vq) \
-	do { BUG_ON(!(_vq)->in_use); (_vq)->in_use = 0; mb(); } while(0)
+	do { BUG_ON(!(_vq)->in_use); (_vq)->in_use = 0; } while(0)
 #else
 #define BAD_RING(_vq, fmt, args...)				\
 	do {							\