diff --git a/arch/score/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/score/include/asm/bitops.h
index a304096b1894..c1bf8d6d0fb0 100644
--- a/arch/score/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/score/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -2,12 +2,7 @@
 #define _ASM_SCORE_BITOPS_H
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h> /* swab32 */
-
-/*
- * clear_bit() doesn't provide any barrier for the compiler.
- */
-#define smp_mb__before_clear_bit()	barrier()
-#define smp_mb__after_clear_bit()	barrier()
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 
 #include <asm-generic/bitops.h>
 #include <asm-generic/bitops/__fls.h>