1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/litmus/sync.c b/litmus/sync.c
index f066ea4219a8..7733f6760c52 100644
--- a/litmus/sync.c
+++ b/litmus/sync.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <litmus/sched_trace.h>
 
-int num_sync_released;
+atomic_t num_sync_released;
 
 struct ts_release_wait {
         struct list_head list;
@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@ asmlinkage long sys_release_ts(lt_t __user *__delay)
                 start_time *= ONE_MS;
                 ret = do_release_ts(start_time + delay);
         }
-        num_sync_released = ret;
+        atomic_set(&num_sync_released, ret);
         return ret;
 }