diff --git a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
index 851bbb10819d..c9f090d64f00 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rtmutex.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ rt_mutex_set_owner(struct rt_mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner)
 	if (rt_mutex_has_waiters(lock))
 		val |= RT_MUTEX_HAS_WAITERS;
 
-	lock->owner = (struct task_struct *)val;
+	WRITE_ONCE(lock->owner, (struct task_struct *)val);
 }
 
 static inline void clear_rt_mutex_waiters(struct rt_mutex *lock)