diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
index d2f81e6b8c1c..993150aea681 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ do {									\
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while(0)
 #define smp_read_barrier_depends()	do { } while(0)
 
-#define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; smp_mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)	do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); smp_mb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_mb__before_atomic()	smp_mb()
 #define smp_mb__after_atomic()	smp_mb()
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
index 71f19c4dc0de..ff7de78d01b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ do {									\
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while(0)
 #define smp_read_barrier_depends()	do { } while(0)
 
-#define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; smp_mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)	do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); smp_mb(); } while (0)
 #define nop()		asm volatile("nop");
 
 #define smp_mb__before_atomic()	smp_mb()
diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h
index f6769eb2bbf9..03117e7b2ab8 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ do {									\
  * acquire vs release semantics but we can't discuss this stuff with
  * Linus just yet.  Grrr...
  */
-#define set_mb(var, value)	do { (var) = (value); mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)	do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); mb(); } while (0)
 
 /*
  * The group barrier in front of the rsm & ssm are necessary to ensure
diff --git a/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
index d703d8e26a65..97eb018a2933 100644
--- a/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/metag/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static inline void fence(void)
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while (0)
 #define smp_read_barrier_depends()	do { } while (0)
 
-#define set_mb(var, value) do { var = value; smp_mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value) do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); smp_mb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_store_release(p, v)						\
 do {									\
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
index 2b8bbbcb9be0..cff1bbdaa74a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define set_mb(var, value) \
-	do { var = value; smp_mb(); } while (0)
+	do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); smp_mb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_llsc_mb()	__asm__ __volatile__(__WEAK_LLSC_MB : : :"memory")
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
index a3bf5be111ff..2a072e48780d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define rmb()  __asm__ __volatile__ ("sync" : : : "memory")
 #define wmb()  __asm__ __volatile__ ("sync" : : : "memory")
 
-#define set_mb(var, value)	do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)	do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); mb(); } while (0)
 
 #ifdef __SUBARCH_HAS_LWSYNC
 #    define SMPWMB      LWSYNC
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h
index 8d724718ec21..b66cd53d35fc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define smp_mb__before_atomic()		smp_mb()
 #define smp_mb__after_atomic()		smp_mb()
 
-#define set_mb(var, value)		do { var = value; mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)		do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); mb(); } while (0)
 
 #define smp_store_release(p, v)						\
 do {									\
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h
index 76648941fea7..125fec7512f4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/barrier_64.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ do {	__asm__ __volatile__("ba,pt	%%xcc, 1f\n\t" \
 #define dma_wmb()	wmb()
 
 #define set_mb(__var, __value) \
-	do { __var = __value; membar_safe("#StoreLoad"); } while(0)
+	do { WRITE_ONCE(__var, __value); membar_safe("#StoreLoad"); } while(0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define smp_mb()	mb()
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
index 959e45b81fe2..9de5cde133a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define smp_mb()	barrier()
 #define smp_rmb()	barrier()
 #define smp_wmb()	barrier()
-#define set_mb(var, value) do { var = value; barrier(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value) do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); barrier(); } while (0)
 #endif /* SMP */
 
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while (0)
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/asm/barrier.h b/arch/x86/um/asm/barrier.h
index 7e8a1a650435..cc0cb01f346d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/x86/um/asm/barrier.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #define smp_mb()	barrier()
 #define smp_rmb()	barrier()
 #define smp_wmb()	barrier()
-#define set_mb(var, value) do { var = value; barrier(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value) do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); barrier(); } while (0)
 
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while (0)
 #define smp_read_barrier_depends()	do { } while (0)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/barrier.h b/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
index f5c40b0fadc2..3938716b44d7 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/barrier.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef set_mb
-#define set_mb(var, value)  do { (var) = (value); mb(); } while (0)
+#define set_mb(var, value)  do { WRITE_ONCE(var, value); mb(); } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef smp_mb__before_atomic
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index a7c0941d10da..03e227ba481c 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static __always_inline void __write_once_size(volatile void *p, void *res, int s
 	({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u; __read_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
 
 #define WRITE_ONCE(x, val) \
-	({ typeof(x) __val = (val); __write_once_size(&(x), &__val, sizeof(__val)); __val; })
+	({ union { typeof(x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u = { .__val = (val) }; __write_once_size(&(x), __u.__c, sizeof(x)); __u.__val; })
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */