diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index bc91aacaab58..d3ce7c6c42a6 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ queue:
 		 */
 		if (adjustment && !(atomic_long_read(&sem->count) &
 		     (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))) {
+			/* Provide lock ACQUIRE */
+			smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep();
 			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
 			rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
 			lockevent_inc(rwsem_rlock_fast);