diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
index 3acf16d79cf4..e3b5520005db 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ __visible void __pv_queued_spin_unlock(struct qspinlock *lock)
 	 * unhash. Otherwise it would be possible to have multiple @lock
 	 * entries, which would be BAD.
 	 */
-	locked = cmpxchg(&l->locked, _Q_LOCKED_VAL, 0);
+	locked = cmpxchg_release(&l->locked, _Q_LOCKED_VAL, 0);
 	if (likely(locked == _Q_LOCKED_VAL))
 		return;