diff --git a/lib/sbitmap.c b/lib/sbitmap.c
index c6e2f1f..2709ab8 100644
--- a/lib/sbitmap.c
+++ b/lib/sbitmap.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sbitmap_queue_wake_up);
 static inline void sbitmap_update_cpu_hint(struct sbitmap *sb, int cpu, int tag)
 {
 	if (likely(!sb->round_robin && tag < sb->depth))
-		*per_cpu_ptr(sb->alloc_hint, cpu) = tag;
+		data_race(*per_cpu_ptr(sb->alloc_hint, cpu) = tag);
 }
 
 void sbitmap_queue_clear_batch(struct sbitmap_queue *sbq, int offset,