diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/trx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/trx.c
index ac95dc44374d7f3d429c51abb99fde11dd3bd190..2492cc234c03b2ff953af7ed1125793dbb8b6cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/trx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/trx.c
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ void rtl92ce_set_desc(u8 *pdesc, bool istx, u8 desc_name, u8 *val)
 	if (istx == true) {
 		switch (desc_name) {
 		case HW_DESC_OWN:
+			wmb();
 			SET_TX_DESC_OWN(pdesc, 1);
 			break;
 		case HW_DESC_TX_NEXTDESC_ADDR:
@@ -943,6 +944,7 @@ void rtl92ce_set_desc(u8 *pdesc, bool istx, u8 desc_name, u8 *val)
 	} else {
 		switch (desc_name) {
 		case HW_DESC_RXOWN:
+			wmb();
 			SET_RX_DESC_OWN(pdesc, 1);
 			break;
 		case HW_DESC_RXBUFF_ADDR: