diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c b/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
index b44d9d7db347..d90333e0b6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/reservation.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int reservation_object_copy_fences(struct reservation_object *dst,
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			dst_list->shared[dst_list->shared_count++] = fence;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(dst_list->shared[dst_list->shared_count++], fence);
 		}
 	} else {
 		dst_list = NULL;