diff --git a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
index 21d12b744a9..4efc8dc70fe 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
+++ b/storage/innobase/include/sync0rw.ic
@@ -356,9 +356,13 @@ rw_lock_s_unlock_func(
 #endif /* UNIV_DEBUG */
 	rw_lock_t*	lock)	/*!< in/out: rw-lock */
 {
-	ut_ad(lock->lock_word > -X_LOCK_DECR);
-	ut_ad(lock->lock_word != 0);
-	ut_ad(lock->lock_word < X_LOCK_DECR);
+#ifdef UNIV_DEBUG
+	lint	dbg_lock_word = my_atomic_loadlint_explicit(
+			&lock->lock_word, MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
+	ut_ad(dbg_lock_word > -X_LOCK_DECR);
+	ut_ad(dbg_lock_word != 0);
+	ut_ad(dbg_lock_word < X_LOCK_DECR);
+#endif
 
 	ut_d(rw_lock_remove_debug_info(lock, pass, RW_LOCK_S));
 
@@ -411,7 +415,8 @@ rw_lock_x_unlock_func(
 		We need to signal read/write waiters.
 		We do not need to signal wait_ex waiters, since they cannot
 		exist when there is a writer. */
-		if (lock->waiters) {
+		if (my_atomic_load32_explicit(&lock->waiters,
+					      MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED)) {
 			my_atomic_store32((int32*) &lock->waiters, 0);
 			os_event_set(lock->event);
 			sync_array_object_signalled();
diff --git a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.cc b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.cc
index 6322b14335f..959fd7f2b78 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/sync/sync0rw.cc
@@ -880,10 +880,12 @@ rw_lock_validate(
 
 	ut_ad(lock);
 
-	lock_word = lock->lock_word;
+	lock_word = my_atomic_loadlint_explicit(&lock->lock_word,
+						MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED);
 
 	ut_ad(lock->magic_n == RW_LOCK_MAGIC_N);
-	ut_ad(lock->waiters < 2);
+	ut_ad(my_atomic_load32_explicit(&lock->waiters,
+					MY_MEMORY_ORDER_RELAXED) < 2);
 	ut_ad(lock_word > -(2 * X_LOCK_DECR));
 	ut_ad(lock_word <= X_LOCK_DECR);