diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 9040340fad19..c3079f436f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -4752,6 +4752,12 @@ static void ibmvnic_tasklet(void *data)
 	while (!done) {
 		/* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */
 		while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {
+			/* This barrier makes sure ibmvnic_next_crq()'s
+			 * crq->generic.first & IBMVNIC_CRQ_CMD_RSP is loaded
+			 * before ibmvnic_handle_crq()'s
+			 * switch(gen_crq->first) and switch(gen_crq->cmd).
+			 */
+			dma_rmb();
 			ibmvnic_handle_crq(crq, adapter);
 			crq->generic.first = 0;
 		}