diff --git a/lib/llist.c b/lib/llist.c
index 0b0e9779d675..ae5872b1df0c 100644
--- a/lib/llist.c
+++ b/lib/llist.c
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ struct llist_node *llist_del_first(struct llist_head *head)
 {
 	struct llist_node *entry, *old_entry, *next;
 
-	entry = head->first;
+	entry = smp_load_acquire(&head->first);
 	for (;;) {
 		if (entry == NULL)
 			return NULL;
 		old_entry = entry;
-		next = entry->next;
+		next = READ_ONCE(entry->next);
 		entry = cmpxchg(&head->first, old_entry, next);
 		if (entry == old_entry)
 			break;