diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
index 96a1b8da53715e7501d09369ee9ef375f421e936..eff2b88003d930c2085b33820e970d55c1008b9c 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 #include <asm/sync_bitops.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypercall.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ static void consume_one_event(unsigned cpu,
 	 * control block.
 	 */
 	if (head == 0) {
-		rmb(); /* Ensure word is up-to-date before reading head. */
+		virt_rmb(); /* Ensure word is up-to-date before reading head. */
 		head = control_block->head[priority];
 	}