diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 929407a1..934174a3 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ static uint64_t futex_wait_queue_me(struct futex_hash_bucket *hb, struct futex_q
 	 * access to the hash list and forcing another memory barrier.
 	 */
 	xchg4(&(cpu_local_var(current)->status), PS_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	barrier();
 	queue_me(q, hb);
 	
 	if (!plist_node_empty(&q->list)) {
diff --git a/kernel/process.c b/kernel/process.c
index 59ee4aff..187a1b72 100644
--- a/kernel/process.c
+++ b/kernel/process.c
@@ -2861,6 +2861,7 @@ sched_wakeup_thread(struct thread *thread, int valid_states)
 			proc->status = PS_RUNNING;
 		mcs_rwlock_writer_unlock_noirq(&proc->update_lock, &updatelock);
 		xchg4((int *)(&thread->status), PS_RUNNING);
+		barrier();
 		status = 0;
 	}
 	else {