diff --git a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
index aef2af80a927..f3a69a4f0d57 100644
--- a/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/events/ring_buffer.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ again:
 	 * See perf_output_begin().
 	 */
 	smp_wmb(); /* B, matches C */
-	rb->user_page->data_head = head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->data_head, head);
 
 	/*
 	 * We must publish the head before decrementing the nest count,
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void perf_aux_output_end(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 		                     handle->aux_flags);
 	}
 
-	rb->user_page->aux_head = rb->aux_head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
 	if (rb_need_aux_wakeup(rb))
 		wakeup = true;
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ int perf_aux_output_skip(struct perf_output_handle *handle, unsigned long size)
 
 	rb->aux_head += size;
 
-	rb->user_page->aux_head = rb->aux_head;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rb->user_page->aux_head, rb->aux_head);
 	if (rb_need_aux_wakeup(rb)) {
 		perf_output_wakeup(handle);
 		handle->wakeup = rb->aux_wakeup + rb->aux_watermark;