diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 32ba789c544c..bbf8b32fc69e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -432,10 +432,11 @@ void wake_q_add(struct wake_q_head *head, struct task_struct *task)
 	 * its already queued (either by us or someone else) and will get the
 	 * wakeup due to that.
 	 *
-	 * This cmpxchg() implies a full barrier, which pairs with the write
-	 * barrier implied by the wakeup in wake_up_q().
+	 * In order to ensure that a pending wakeup will observe our pending
+	 * state, even in the failed case, an explicit smp_mb() must be used.
 	 */
-	if (cmpxchg(&node->next, NULL, WAKE_Q_TAIL))
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
+	if (cmpxchg_relaxed(&node->next, NULL, WAKE_Q_TAIL))
 		return;
 
 	get_task_struct(task);