diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 5efd9503df56..edd97465a0f7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -375,11 +375,12 @@ rcu_torture_pipe_update_one(struct rcu_torture *rp)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	i = rp->rtort_pipe_count;
+	i = READ_ONCE(rp->rtort_pipe_count);
 	if (i > RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN)
 		i = RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN;
 	atomic_inc(&rcu_torture_wcount[i]);
-	if (++rp->rtort_pipe_count >= RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN) {
+	WRITE_ONCE(rp->rtort_pipe_count, i + 1);
+	if (rp->rtort_pipe_count >= RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN) {
 		rp->rtort_mbtest = 0;
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -1015,7 +1016,8 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 			if (i > RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN)
 				i = RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN;
 			atomic_inc(&rcu_torture_wcount[i]);
-			old_rp->rtort_pipe_count++;
+			WRITE_ONCE(old_rp->rtort_pipe_count,
+				   old_rp->rtort_pipe_count + 1);
 			switch (synctype[torture_random(&rand) % nsynctypes]) {
 			case RTWS_DEF_FREE:
 				rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_DEF_FREE;
@@ -1291,7 +1293,7 @@ static bool rcu_torture_one_read(struct torture_random_state *trsp)
 		atomic_inc(&n_rcu_torture_mberror);
 	rtrsp = rcutorture_loop_extend(&readstate, trsp, rtrsp);
 	preempt_disable();
-	pipe_count = p->rtort_pipe_count;
+	pipe_count = READ_ONCE(p->rtort_pipe_count);
 	if (pipe_count > RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN) {
 		/* Should not happen, but... */
 		pipe_count = RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN;