diff --git a/src/hb-atomic.hh b/src/hb-atomic.hh
index 4f20c3c89..ebed242b2 100644
--- a/src/hb-atomic.hh
+++ b/src/hb-atomic.hh
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ struct hb_atomic_ptr_t
   void init (T* v_ = nullptr) { set_relaxed (v_); }
   void set_relaxed (T* v_) { hb_atomic_ptr_impl_set_relaxed (&v, v_); }
   T *get_relaxed () const { return (T *) hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get_relaxed (&v); }
-  T *get () const { return (T *) hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get ((void **) &v); }
+  T *get_acquire () const { return (T *) hb_atomic_ptr_impl_get ((void **) &v); }
   bool cmpexch (const T *old, T *new_) const { return hb_atomic_ptr_impl_cmpexch ((void **) &v, (void *) old, (void *) new_); }
 
-  T * operator -> () const                    { return get (); }
-  template <typename C> operator C * () const { return get (); }
+  T * operator -> () const                    { return get_acquire (); }
+  template <typename C> operator C * () const { return get_acquire (); }
 
   T *v = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/src/hb-machinery.hh b/src/hb-machinery.hh
index ff2a99f5e..2571f22e1 100644
--- a/src/hb-machinery.hh
+++ b/src/hb-machinery.hh
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ struct hb_lazy_loader_t : hb_data_wrapper_t<Data, WheresData>
 
   void init0 () {} /* Init, when memory is already set to 0. No-op for us. */
   void init ()  { instance.set_relaxed (nullptr); }
-  void fini ()  { do_destroy (instance.get ()); init (); }
+  void fini ()  { do_destroy (instance.get_acquire ()); init (); }
 
   void free_instance ()
   {
   retry:
-    Stored *p = instance.get ();
+    Stored *p = instance.get_acquire ();
     if (unlikely (p && !cmpexch (p, nullptr)))
       goto retry;
     do_destroy (p);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct hb_lazy_loader_t : hb_data_wrapper_t<Data, WheresData>
   Stored * get_stored () const
   {
   retry:
-    Stored *p = this->instance.get ();
+    Stored *p = this->instance.get_acquire ();
     if (unlikely (!p))
     {
       if (unlikely (this->is_inert ()))
diff --git a/src/hb-object.hh b/src/hb-object.hh
index f6c7a5699..aed3b12c8 100644
--- a/src/hb-object.hh
+++ b/src/hb-object.hh
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ template <typename Type>
 static inline void hb_object_fini (Type *obj)
 {
   obj->header.ref_count.fini (); /* Do this before user_data */
-  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get ();
+  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get_acquire ();
   if (user_data)
   {
     user_data->fini ();
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static inline bool hb_object_set_user_data (Type               *obj,
   assert (hb_object_is_valid (obj));
 
 retry:
-  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get ();
+  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get_acquire ();
   if (unlikely (!user_data))
   {
     user_data = (hb_user_data_array_t *) hb_calloc (sizeof (hb_user_data_array_t), 1);
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static inline void *hb_object_get_user_data (Type               *obj,
   if (unlikely (!obj || obj->header.is_inert ()))
     return nullptr;
   assert (hb_object_is_valid (obj));
-  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get ();
+  hb_user_data_array_t *user_data = obj->header.user_data.get_acquire ();
   if (!user_data)
     return nullptr;
   return user_data->get (key);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
index 4aa337f78..17b029661 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ struct cff1
       if (unlikely (!len)) return false;
 
     retry:
-      hb_sorted_vector_t<gname_t> *names = glyph_names.get ();
+      hb_sorted_vector_t<gname_t> *names = glyph_names.get_acquire ();
       if (unlikely (!names))
       {
 	names = (hb_sorted_vector_t<gname_t> *) hb_calloc (sizeof (hb_sorted_vector_t<gname_t>), 1);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-font.cc b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
index a3420775c..ef28c7d65 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-font.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ hb_ot_get_glyph_h_advances (hb_font_t* font, void* font_data,
   if (use_cache)
   {
   retry:
-    cache = ot_font->advance_cache.get ();
+    cache = ot_font->advance_cache.get_acquire ();
     if (unlikely (!cache))
     {
       cache = (hb_advance_cache_t *) hb_malloc (sizeof (hb_advance_cache_t));
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
index a4c0c4aa1..f9cfd7f16 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct post
     }
     ~accelerator_t ()
     {
-      hb_free (gids_sorted_by_name.get ());
+      hb_free (gids_sorted_by_name.get_acquire ());
       table.destroy ();
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct post
       if (unlikely (!len)) return false;
 
     retry:
-      uint16_t *gids = gids_sorted_by_name.get ();
+      uint16_t *gids = gids_sorted_by_name.get_acquire ();
 
       if (unlikely (!gids))
       {