diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 73aa5a63afe3..79d1ffdcbebd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -1930,8 +1930,10 @@ static void nfs_layoutget_begin(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 static void nfs_layoutget_end(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&lo->plh_outstanding) &&
-	    test_and_clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN, &lo->plh_flags))
+	    test_and_clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN, &lo->plh_flags)) {
+		smp_mb__after_atomic();
 		wake_up_bit(&lo->plh_flags, NFS_LAYOUT_DRAIN);
+	}
 }
 
 static bool pnfs_is_first_layoutget(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)