diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index 885be097769d..832888d0c20c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ extern unsigned int user_debug;
 #include <mach/barriers.h>
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARM_DMA_MEM_BUFFERABLE) || defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 #define mb()		do { dsb(); outer_sync(); } while (0)
-#define rmb()		dmb()
+#define rmb()		dsb()
 #define wmb()		mb()
 #else
 #include <asm/memory.h>
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h
index 0c5d749d7b5f..9a732195aa1c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
  * operation to deadlock the system.
  */
 #define mb()		dsb()
-#define rmb()		dmb()
+#define rmb()		dsb()
 #define wmb()		mb()
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/barriers.h b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/barriers.h
index cc115174899b..425b42e91ef6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/barriers.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/include/mach/barriers.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/outercache.h>
 
-#define rmb()		dmb()
+#define rmb()		dsb()
 #define wmb()		do { dsb(); outer_sync(); } while (0)
 #define mb()		wmb()