diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
index 75472fde78f1..646546cf2526 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_main.c
@@ -8051,8 +8051,7 @@ static void hclge_set_timer_task(struct hnae3_handle *handle, bool enable)
 		/* Set the DOWN flag here to disable link updating */
 		set_bit(HCLGE_STATE_DOWN, &hdev->state);
 
-		/* flush memory to make sure DOWN is seen by service task */
-		smp_mb__before_atomic();
+		smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* flush memory to make sure DOWN is seen by service task */
 		hclge_flush_link_update(hdev);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index d26539daf2cb..1ecf06345526 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,7 @@ static void hclgevf_set_timer_task(struct hnae3_handle *handle, bool enable)
 	} else {
 		set_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_DOWN, &hdev->state);
 
-		/* flush memory to make sure DOWN is seen by service task */
-		smp_mb__before_atomic();
+		smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* flush memory to make sure DOWN is seen by service task */
 		hclgevf_flush_link_update(hdev);
 	}
 }