diff --git a/include/ck_brlock.h b/include/ck_brlock.h
index 50a4f5e..cf44e64 100644
--- a/include/ck_brlock.h
+++ b/include/ck_brlock.h
@@ -147,12 +147,13 @@ ck_brlock_read_lock(struct ck_brlock *br, struct ck_brlock_reader *reader)
 		while (ck_pr_load_uint(&br->writer) == true)
 			ck_pr_stall();
 
-		ck_pr_inc_uint(&reader->n_readers);
+		ck_pr_store_uint(&reader->n_readers, reader->n_readers + 1);
+		ck_pr_fence_strict_memory();
 
 		if (ck_pr_load_uint(&br->writer) == false)
 			break;
 
-		ck_pr_dec_uint(&reader->n_readers);
+		ck_pr_store_uint(&reader->n_readers, reader->n_readers - 1);
 	}
 
 	return;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ CK_CC_INLINE static void
 ck_brlock_read_unlock(struct ck_brlock_reader *reader)
 {
 
-	ck_pr_dec_uint(&reader->n_readers);
+	ck_pr_store_uint(&reader->n_readers, reader->n_readers - 1);
 	return;
 }