diff --git a/include/my_atomic.h b/include/my_atomic.h
index 5860426304e..bcb6005a8c2 100644
--- a/include/my_atomic.h
+++ b/include/my_atomic.h
@@ -235,12 +235,14 @@ make_atomic_store(ptr)
 #if SIZEOF_LONG == 4
 #define my_atomic_addlong(A,B) my_atomic_add32((int32*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_loadlong(A) my_atomic_load32((int32*) (A))
+#define my_atomic_loadlong_explicit(A,O) my_atomic_load32_explicit((int32*) (A), (O))
 #define my_atomic_storelong(A,B) my_atomic_store32((int32*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_faslong(A,B) my_atomic_fas32((int32*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_caslong(A,B,C) my_atomic_cas32((int32*) (A), (int32*) (B), (C))
 #else
 #define my_atomic_addlong(A,B) my_atomic_add64((int64*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_loadlong(A) my_atomic_load64((int64*) (A))
+#define my_atomic_loadlong_explicit(A,O) my_atomic_load64_explicit((int64*) (A), (O))
 #define my_atomic_storelong(A,B) my_atomic_store64((int64*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_faslong(A,B) my_atomic_fas64((int64*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_caslong(A,B,C) my_atomic_cas64((int64*) (A), (int64*) (B), (C))
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
index 21872cc8bee..21d12b744a9 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ rw_lock_lock_word_decr(
 {
 	lint local_lock_word;
 
-	local_lock_word = lock->lock_word;
+	local_lock_word = my_atomic_loadlint_explicit(&lock->lock_word,
+						      MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
 	while (local_lock_word > threshold) {
 		if (my_atomic_caslint(&lock->lock_word,
 				      &local_lock_word,
diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/sync0types.h b/storage/innobase/include/sync0types.h
index 0c1c9adee45..1f8e245569e 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/sync0types.h
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/sync0types.h
@@ -1163,11 +1163,13 @@ enum rw_lock_flag_t {
 #ifdef _WIN64
 #define my_atomic_addlint(A,B) my_atomic_add64((int64*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_loadlint(A) my_atomic_load64((int64*) (A))
+#define my_atomic_loadlint_explicit(A,O) my_atomic_load64_explicit((int64*) (A), (O))
 #define my_atomic_storelint(A,B) my_atomic_store64((int64*) (A), (B))
 #define my_atomic_caslint(A,B,C) my_atomic_cas64((int64*) (A), (int64*) (B), (C))
 #else
 #define my_atomic_addlint my_atomic_addlong
 #define my_atomic_loadlint my_atomic_loadlong
+#define my_atomic_loadlint_explicit my_atomic_loadlong_explicit
 #define my_atomic_storelint my_atomic_storelong
 #define my_atomic_caslint my_atomic_caslong
 #endif