diff --git a/arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h b/arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h
index d0a1cf4c7010..7081e52291d0 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h
+++ b/arch/alpha/include/asm/xchg.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
  * Atomic exchange.
  * Since it can be used to implement critical sections
  * it must clobber "memory" (also for interrupts in UP).
+ *
+ * The leading and the trailing memory barriers guarantee that these
+ * operations are fully ordered.
+ *
  */
 
 static inline unsigned long
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ ____xchg(_u8, volatile char *m, unsigned long val)
 {
 	unsigned long ret, tmp, addr64;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"	andnot	%4,7,%3\n"
 	"	insbl	%1,%4,%1\n"
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ ____xchg(_u16, volatile short *m, unsigned long val)
 {
 	unsigned long ret, tmp, addr64;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"	andnot	%4,7,%3\n"
 	"	inswl	%1,%4,%1\n"
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ ____xchg(_u32, volatile int *m, unsigned long val)
 {
 	unsigned long dummy;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"1:	ldl_l %0,%4\n"
 	"	bis $31,%3,%1\n"
@@ -86,6 +93,7 @@ ____xchg(_u64, volatile long *m, unsigned long val)
 {
 	unsigned long dummy;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"1:	ldq_l %0,%4\n"
 	"	bis $31,%3,%1\n"
@@ -127,9 +135,12 @@ ____xchg(, volatile void *ptr, unsigned long x, int size)
  * store NEW in MEM.  Return the initial value in MEM.  Success is
  * indicated by comparing RETURN with OLD.
  *
- * The memory barrier is placed in SMP unconditionally, in order to
- * guarantee that dependency ordering is preserved when a dependency
- * is headed by an unsuccessful operation.
+ * The leading and the trailing memory barriers guarantee that these
+ * operations are fully ordered.
+ *
+ * The trailing memory barrier is placed in SMP unconditionally, in
+ * order to guarantee that dependency ordering is preserved when a
+ * dependency is headed by an unsuccessful operation.
  */
 
 static inline unsigned long
@@ -137,6 +148,7 @@ ____cmpxchg(_u8, volatile char *m, unsigned char old, unsigned char new)
 {
 	unsigned long prev, tmp, cmp, addr64;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"	andnot	%5,7,%4\n"
 	"	insbl	%1,%5,%1\n"
@@ -164,6 +176,7 @@ ____cmpxchg(_u16, volatile short *m, unsigned short old, unsigned short new)
 {
 	unsigned long prev, tmp, cmp, addr64;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"	andnot	%5,7,%4\n"
 	"	inswl	%1,%5,%1\n"
@@ -191,6 +204,7 @@ ____cmpxchg(_u32, volatile int *m, int old, int new)
 {
 	unsigned long prev, cmp;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"1:	ldl_l %0,%5\n"
 	"	cmpeq %0,%3,%1\n"
@@ -214,6 +228,7 @@ ____cmpxchg(_u64, volatile long *m, unsigned long old, unsigned long new)
 {
 	unsigned long prev, cmp;
 
+	smp_mb();
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
 	"1:	ldq_l %0,%5\n"
 	"	cmpeq %0,%3,%1\n"