diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
index 1dd999e9349cee00aaa91930d5fb5fbcd57ec664..6446179843e9439498435980afe61f4ebc444935 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/rc.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int hfi1_make_rc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps)
 			goto bail;
 		/* We are in the error state, flush the work request. */
 		smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send() */
-		if (qp->s_last == ACCESS_ONCE(qp->s_head))
+		if (qp->s_last == READ_ONCE(qp->s_head))
 			goto bail;
 		/* If DMAs are in progress, we can't flush immediately. */
 		if (iowait_sdma_pending(&priv->s_iowait)) {
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ int hfi1_make_rc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct hfi1_pkt_state *ps)
 		newreq = 0;
 		if (qp->s_cur == qp->s_tail) {
 			/* Check if send work queue is empty. */
-			if (qp->s_tail == qp->s_head) {
+			smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send() */
+			if (qp->s_tail == READ_ONCE(qp->s_head)) {
 				clear_ahg(qp);
 				goto bail;
 			}
@@ -1590,7 +1591,7 @@ static void rc_rcv_resp(struct hfi1_ibport *ibp,
 
 	/* Ignore invalid responses. */
 	smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send */
-	if (cmp_psn(psn, ACCESS_ONCE(qp->s_next_psn)) >= 0)
+	if (cmp_psn(psn, READ_ONCE(qp->s_next_psn)) >= 0)
 		goto ack_done;
 
 	/* Ignore duplicate responses. */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
index 031433cb7206e0e5b00b2222fde1a654af3511c9..696bcd0d087c9aea79a97f086c2a6c7a147b1778 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_rc.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int qib_make_rc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, unsigned long *flags)
 			goto bail;
 		/* We are in the error state, flush the work request. */
 		smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send() */
-		if (qp->s_last == ACCESS_ONCE(qp->s_head))
+		if (qp->s_last == READ_ONCE(qp->s_head))
 			goto bail;
 		/* If DMAs are in progress, we can't flush immediately. */
 		if (atomic_read(&priv->s_dma_busy)) {
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ int qib_make_rc_req(struct rvt_qp *qp, unsigned long *flags)
 		newreq = 0;
 		if (qp->s_cur == qp->s_tail) {
 			/* Check if send work queue is empty. */
-			if (qp->s_tail == qp->s_head)
+			smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send() */
+			if (qp->s_tail == READ_ONCE(qp->s_head))
 				goto bail;
 			/*
 			 * If a fence is requested, wait for previous
@@ -1390,7 +1391,7 @@ static void qib_rc_rcv_resp(struct qib_ibport *ibp,
 
 	/* Ignore invalid responses. */
 	smp_read_barrier_depends(); /* see post_one_send */
-	if (qib_cmp24(psn, ACCESS_ONCE(qp->s_next_psn)) >= 0)
+	if (qib_cmp24(psn, READ_ONCE(qp->s_next_psn)) >= 0)
 		goto ack_done;
 
 	/* Ignore duplicate responses. */