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diff --git a/urcu-qsbr.c b/urcu-qsbr.c
index 84789f2..c678d38 100644
--- a/urcu-qsbr.c
+++ b/urcu-qsbr.c
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ static void update_counter_and_wait(void)
 	STORE_SHARED(rcu_gp_ctr, rcu_gp_ctr + RCU_GP_CTR);
 #endif	/* !(BITS_PER_LONG < 64) */
 
+	/*
+	 * Enforce compiler-order of store to rcu_gp_ctr before before
+	 * load rcu_reader ctr.
+	 * This ensures synchronize_rcu() cannot be starved by readers.
+	 *
+	 * Adding a smp_mb() which is _not_ formally required, but makes the
+	 * model easier to understand. It does not have a big performance impact
+	 * anyway, given this is the write-side.
+	 */
+	smp_mb();
+
 	/*
 	 * Wait for each thread rcu_reader_qs_gp count to become 0.
 	 */