diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-pin.c b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-pin.c
index 6e1c39102832..085fc12067af 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-pin.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/core/cec-pin.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void cec_pin_update(struct cec_pin *pin, bool v, bool force)
 		return;
 
 	pin->adap->cec_pin_is_high = v;
-	if (atomic_read(&pin->work_pin_num_events) < CEC_NUM_PIN_EVENTS) {
+	if (atomic_read_acquire(&pin->work_pin_num_events) < CEC_NUM_PIN_EVENTS) {
 		u8 ev = v;
 
 		if (pin->work_pin_events_dropped) {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void cec_pin_update(struct cec_pin *pin, bool v, bool force)
 		pin->work_pin_ts[pin->work_pin_events_wr] = ktime_get();
 		pin->work_pin_events_wr =
 			(pin->work_pin_events_wr + 1) % CEC_NUM_PIN_EVENTS;
-		atomic_inc(&pin->work_pin_num_events);
+		atomic_inc_return_release(&pin->work_pin_num_events);
 	} else {
 		pin->work_pin_events_dropped = true;
 		pin->work_pin_events_dropped_cnt++;
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int cec_pin_thread_func(void *_adap)
 						     pin->work_tx_ts);
 		}
 
-		while (atomic_read(&pin->work_pin_num_events)) {
+		while (atomic_read_acquire(&pin->work_pin_num_events)) {
 			unsigned int idx = pin->work_pin_events_rd;
 			u8 v = pin->work_pin_events[idx];
 
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ static int cec_pin_thread_func(void *_adap)
 						v & CEC_PIN_EVENT_FL_DROPPED,
 						pin->work_pin_ts[idx]);
 			pin->work_pin_events_rd = (idx + 1) % CEC_NUM_PIN_EVENTS;
-			atomic_dec(&pin->work_pin_num_events);
+			atomic_dec_return_release(&pin->work_pin_num_events);
 		}
 
 		switch (atomic_xchg(&pin->work_irq_change,