diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_queue_limits.h b/include/linux/dynamic_queue_limits.h
index 281298e77a15..808b1a5102e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/dynamic_queue_limits.h
+++ b/include/linux/dynamic_queue_limits.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static inline void dql_queued(struct dql *dql, unsigned int count)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(count > DQL_MAX_OBJECT))
 		return;
 
-	dql->last_obj_cnt = count;
+	WRITE_ONCE(dql->last_obj_cnt, count);
 
 	/* We want to force a write first, so that cpu do not attempt
 	 * to get cache line containing last_obj_cnt, num_queued, adj_limit
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c b/lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c
index e49deddd3de9..c1b7638a594a 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_queue_limits.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void dql_completed(struct dql *dql, unsigned int count)
 
 	dql->adj_limit = limit + completed;
 	dql->prev_ovlimit = ovlimit;
-	dql->prev_last_obj_cnt = dql->last_obj_cnt;
+	dql->prev_last_obj_cnt = READ_ONCE(dql->last_obj_cnt);
 	dql->num_completed = completed;
 	dql->prev_num_queued = num_queued;