diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 3da333018b5a..932af1a01a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info, void *buffer,
 	/* Make sure all reads are done before we update the read index since */
 	/* the writer may start writing to the read area once the read index */
 	/*is updated */
-	mb();
+	smp_mb();
 
 	/* Update the read index */
 	hv_set_next_read_location(inring_info, next_read_location);