diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
index 6dc0ad9..8f195fa 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
@@ -229,12 +229,10 @@
 		goto out;
 	ic = &vcpu->kvm->arch.sca->ipte_control;
 	do {
-		old = *ic;
-		barrier();
+		old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		while (old.k) {
 			cond_resched();
-			old = *ic;
-			barrier();
+			old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		}
 		new = old;
 		new.k = 1;
@@ -253,8 +251,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	ic = &vcpu->kvm->arch.sca->ipte_control;
 	do {
-		old = *ic;
-		barrier();
+		old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		new = old;
 		new.k = 0;
 	} while (cmpxchg(&ic->val, old.val, new.val) != old.val);
@@ -269,12 +266,10 @@
 
 	ic = &vcpu->kvm->arch.sca->ipte_control;
 	do {
-		old = *ic;
-		barrier();
+		old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		while (old.kg) {
 			cond_resched();
-			old = *ic;
-			barrier();
+			old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		}
 		new = old;
 		new.k = 1;
@@ -288,8 +283,7 @@
 
 	ic = &vcpu->kvm->arch.sca->ipte_control;
 	do {
-		old = *ic;
-		barrier();
+		old = READ_ONCE(*ic);
 		new = old;
 		new.kh--;
 		if (!new.kh)