struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
                union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
                        &(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-               union esca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val = *sigp_ctrl;
+               union esca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val;
 
+               old_val = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
                new_val.scn = src_id;
                new_val.c = 1;
                old_val.c = 0;
                struct bsca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
                union bsca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
                        &(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-               union bsca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val = *sigp_ctrl;
+               union bsca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val;
 
+               old_val = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
                new_val.scn = src_id;
                new_val.c = 1;
                old_val.c = 0;
                struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
                union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
                        &(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-               union esca_sigp_ctrl old = *sigp_ctrl;
+               union esca_sigp_ctrl old;
 
+               old = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
                expect = old.value;
                rc = cmpxchg(&sigp_ctrl->value, old.value, 0);
        } else {
                struct bsca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
                union bsca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
                        &(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-               union bsca_sigp_ctrl old = *sigp_ctrl;
+               union bsca_sigp_ctrl old;
 
+               old = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
                expect = old.value;
                rc = cmpxchg(&sigp_ctrl->value, old.value, 0);
        }