diff --git a/include/proto/freq_ctr.h b/include/proto/freq_ctr.h
index 277bfda5a..953e21b10 100644
--- a/include/proto/freq_ctr.h
+++ b/include/proto/freq_ctr.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ static inline unsigned int update_freq_ctr(struct freq_ctr *ctr, unsigned int in
 		/* remove the bit, used for the lock */
 		curr_sec = ctr->curr_sec & 0x7fffffff;
 	}
-	while (!HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&ctr->curr_sec, &curr_sec, curr_sec | 0x80000000));
+	while (!_HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&ctr->curr_sec, &curr_sec, curr_sec | 0x80000000));
+	__ha_barrier_atomic_store();
 
 	elapsed = (now.tv_sec & 0x7fffffff)- curr_sec;
 	if (unlikely(elapsed > 0)) {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ static inline unsigned int update_freq_ctr(struct freq_ctr *ctr, unsigned int in
 	tot_inc = ctr->curr_ctr;
 
 	/* release the lock and update the time in case of rotate. */
-	HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&ctr->curr_sec, curr_sec & 0x7fffffff);
+	_HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&ctr->curr_sec, curr_sec & 0x7fffffff);
 	return tot_inc;
 	/* Note: later we may want to propagate the update to other counters */
 }
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ static inline unsigned int update_freq_ctr_period(struct freq_ctr_period *ctr,
 		/* remove the bit, used for the lock */
 		curr_tick = (ctr->curr_tick >> 1) << 1;
 	}
-	while (!HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&ctr->curr_tick, &curr_tick, curr_tick | 0x1));
+	while (!_HA_ATOMIC_CAS(&ctr->curr_tick, &curr_tick, curr_tick | 0x1));
+	__ha_barrier_atomic_store();
 
 	if (now_ms - curr_tick >= period) {
 		ctr->prev_ctr = ctr->curr_ctr;
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ static inline unsigned int update_freq_ctr_period(struct freq_ctr_period *ctr,
 	ctr->curr_ctr += inc;
 	tot_inc = ctr->curr_ctr;
 	/* release the lock and update the time in case of rotate. */
-	HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&ctr->curr_tick, (curr_tick >> 1) << 1);
+	_HA_ATOMIC_STORE(&ctr->curr_tick, (curr_tick >> 1) << 1);
 	return tot_inc;
 	/* Note: later we may want to propagate the update to other counters */
 }