diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h b/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
index 0dd629d86..3ed9af24b 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic-arm.h
@@ -28,18 +28,30 @@ extern inline void android_compiler_barrier(void)
 #if ANDROID_SMP == 0
 extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
 {
-  android_compiler_barrier();
+    android_compiler_barrier();
+}
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    android_compiler_barrier();
 }
 #elif defined(__ARM_HAVE_DMB)
 extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
 {
     __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb" : : : "memory");
 }
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    /* TODO: use "dmb st" once the toolchain understands it */
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb" : : : "memory");
+}
 #elif defined(__ARM_HAVE_LDREX_STREX)
 extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
 {
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 5"
-                          : : "r" (0) : "memory");
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 5" : : "r" (0) : "memory");
+}
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    android_memory_barrier();
 }
 #else
 extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
@@ -47,6 +59,10 @@ extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
     typedef void (kuser_memory_barrier)(void);
     (*(kuser_memory_barrier *)0xffff0fa0)();
 }
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    android_memory_barrier();
+}
 #endif
 
 extern inline int32_t android_atomic_acquire_load(volatile int32_t *ptr)
diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic-inline.h b/include/cutils/atomic-inline.h
index 715e0aadf..6acb67cff 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic-inline.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic-inline.h
@@ -55,4 +55,10 @@
 #define ANDROID_MEMBAR_FULL android_memory_barrier
 #endif
 
+#if ANDROID_SMP == 0
+#define ANDROID_MEMBAR_STORE android_compiler_barrier
+#else
+#define ANDROID_MEMBAR_STORE android_memory_store_barrier
+#endif
+
 #endif /* ANDROID_CUTILS_ATOMIC_INLINE_H */
diff --git a/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h b/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
index 06b643fbe..834379dc3 100644
--- a/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
+++ b/include/cutils/atomic-x86.h
@@ -29,11 +29,19 @@ extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
 {
     android_compiler_barrier();
 }
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    android_compiler_barrier();
+}
 #else
 extern inline void android_memory_barrier(void)
 {
     __asm__ __volatile__ ("mfence" : : : "memory");
 }
+extern inline void android_memory_store_barrier(void)
+{
+    android_compiler_barrier();
+}
 #endif
 
 extern inline int32_t android_atomic_acquire_load(volatile int32_t *ptr) {