diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_spq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_spq.c
index be48d9abd001..c1237ec58b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_spq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_spq.c
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ static int __qed_spq_block(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 
 	while (iter_cnt--) {
 		/* Validate we receive completion update */
-		if (READ_ONCE(comp_done->done) == 1) {
-			/* Read updated FW return value */
-			smp_read_barrier_depends();
+		if (smp_load_acquire(&comp_done->done) == 1) { /* ^^^ */
 			if (p_fw_ret)
 				*p_fw_ret = comp_done->fw_return_code;
 			return 0;