diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 5cad9f41c238..cf7eccfe3469 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ bool virtqueue_is_broken(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
 	struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
 
-	return vq->broken;
+	return READ_ONCE(vq->broken);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_is_broken);
 
@@ -1164,7 +1164,9 @@ void virtio_break_device(struct virtio_device *dev)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(_vq, &dev->vqs, list) {
 		struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
-		vq->broken = true;
+
+		/* Pairs with READ_ONCE() in virtqueue_is_broken(). */
+		WRITE_ONCE(vq->broken, true);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_break_device);