diff --git a/src/hb-atomic-private.hh b/src/hb-atomic-private.hh
index 3c321020a..bd28a5635 100644
--- a/src/hb-atomic-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-atomic-private.hh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ typedef int hb_atomic_int_impl_t;
 #define hb_atomic_int_impl_get_relaxed(AI)	(*(AI))
 #endif
 #ifndef hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get
-inline void *hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get (void **P)	{ void *v = *P; _hb_memory_barrier (); return v; }
+inline void *hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get (void **P)	{ void *v = *P; _hb_memory_r_barrier (); return v; }
 #endif