diff --git a/include/ck_cc.h b/include/ck_cc.h
index fc75025..c5f17a4 100644
--- a/include/ck_cc.h
+++ b/include/ck_cc.h
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 
 #define CK_CC_PAD(x) union { char pad[x]; }
 
-#ifndef CK_CC_BARRIER
-#define CK_CC_BARRIER()
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CK_CC_ALIASED
 #define CK_CC_ALIASED
 #endif
diff --git a/include/gcc/ck_cc.h b/include/gcc/ck_cc.h
index 0712a86..f7b13a7 100644
--- a/include/gcc/ck_cc.h
+++ b/include/gcc/ck_cc.h
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@
  */
 #define CK_CC_CACHELINE CK_CC_ALIGN(CK_MD_CACHELINE)
 
-/*
- * Compiler barrier.
- */
-#define CK_CC_BARRIER() __asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory")
-
 /*
  * These are functions which should be avoided.
  */
diff --git a/include/gcc/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/ck_pr.h
index dbf2101..c16587c 100644
--- a/include/gcc/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/ck_pr.h
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory)
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 /*
  * Atomic compare and swap.
  */
diff --git a/include/gcc/ppc/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/ppc/ck_pr.h
index aaa9164..be2c46f 100644
--- a/include/gcc/ppc/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/ppc/ck_pr.h
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory, "sync")
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 #define CK_PR_LOAD(S, M, T, C, I)				\
 	CK_CC_INLINE static T					\
 	ck_pr_load_##S(M *target)				\
diff --git a/include/gcc/ppc64/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/ppc64/ck_pr.h
index e0af716..f2dea45 100644
--- a/include/gcc/ppc64/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/ppc64/ck_pr.h
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory, "sync")
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 #define CK_PR_LOAD(S, M, T, C, I)				\
 	CK_CC_INLINE static T					\
 	ck_pr_load_##S(M *target)				\
diff --git a/include/gcc/sparcv9/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/sparcv9/ck_pr.h
index 83c5af4..397c81c 100644
--- a/include/gcc/sparcv9/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/sparcv9/ck_pr.h
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory, "membar #MemIssue")
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 #define CK_PR_LOAD(S, M, T, C, I)				\
 	CK_CC_INLINE static T					\
 	ck_pr_load_##S(M *target)				\
diff --git a/include/gcc/x86/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/x86/ck_pr.h
index 42fef71..687b050 100644
--- a/include/gcc/x86/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/x86/ck_pr.h
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory, "mfence")
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 /*
  * Atomic fetch-and-store operations.
  */
diff --git a/include/gcc/x86_64/ck_pr.h b/include/gcc/x86_64/ck_pr.h
index 65ed929..3c40353 100644
--- a/include/gcc/x86_64/ck_pr.h
+++ b/include/gcc/x86_64/ck_pr.h
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ CK_PR_FENCE(memory, "mfence")
 
 #undef CK_PR_FENCE
 
+static inline void
+ck_pr_barrier(void)
+{
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__("" ::: "memory");
+	return;
+}
+
 /*
  * Atomic fetch-and-store operations.
  */
diff --git a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_fifo.c b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_fifo.c
index a8404ac..9882798 100644
--- a/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_fifo.c
+++ b/regressions/ck_hp/validate/ck_hp_fifo.c
@@ -81,16 +81,15 @@ test(void *c)
 			entry->tid = context->tid;
 			ck_hp_fifo_enqueue_mpmc(&record, &fifo, fifo_entry, entry);
 
-			CK_CC_BARRIER();
+			ck_pr_barrier();
 
 			fifo_entry = ck_hp_fifo_dequeue_mpmc(&record, &fifo, &entry);
 			if (fifo_entry == NULL) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "ERROR [%u] Queue should never be empty.\n", context->tid);
-				pause();
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			}
 
-			CK_CC_BARRIER();
+			ck_pr_barrier();
 
 			if (entry->tid < 0 || entry->tid >= nthr) {
 				fprintf(stderr, "ERROR [%u] Incorrect value in entry.\n", entry->tid);