diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/spinlock.h
index 04c71d938afdbf40f93d0d5d9d89229fa5f72c56..a6a005c4f2fb46f025cdfe6e5e628f96f42f4956 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/spinlock.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 /* FIXME: Replace this with a ticket lock, like MIPS. */
 
-#define arch_spin_is_locked(x)	((x)->lock != 0)
+#define arch_spin_is_locked(x)	(READ_ONCE((x)->lock) != 0)
 
 static inline void arch_spin_unlock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
 {