diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
index e8f4c14b6..b7856ca01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/ioctl_channel.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <nvgpu/debug.h>
 #include <nvgpu/enabled.h>
 #include <nvgpu/error_notifier.h>
+#include <nvgpu/barrier.h>
 
 #include "gk20a/gk20a.h"
 #include "gk20a/dbg_gpu_gk20a.h"
@@ -368,6 +369,8 @@ static int gk20a_init_error_notifier(struct channel_gk20a *ch,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	nvgpu_speculation_barrier();
+
 	/* map handle */
 	va = dma_buf_vmap(dmabuf);
 	if (!va) {
@@ -661,6 +664,8 @@ static int gk20a_channel_wait(struct channel_gk20a *ch,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		nvgpu_speculation_barrier();
+
 		notif = dma_buf_vmap(dmabuf);
 		if (!notif) {
 			nvgpu_err(g, "failed to map notifier memory");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
index 405294718..114386a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/css_gr_gk20a.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 #include <nvgpu/dma.h>
 #include <nvgpu/mm.h>
 #include <nvgpu/sizes.h>
+#include <nvgpu/barrier.h>
+#include <nvgpu/log.h>
+#include <nvgpu/bug.h>
 
 #include "gk20a.h"
 #include "css_gr_gk20a.h"
 
-#include <nvgpu/log.h>
-#include <nvgpu/bug.h>
-
 #include <nvgpu/hw/gk20a/hw_perf_gk20a.h>
 #include <nvgpu/hw/gk20a/hw_mc_gk20a.h>
 
@@ -501,6 +501,8 @@ int gr_gk20a_css_attach(struct channel_gk20a *ch,
 	    perfmon_count > CSS_MAX_PERFMON_IDS - CSS_FIRST_PERFMON_ID)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	nvgpu_speculation_barrier();
+
 	gr = &g->gr;
 
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&gr->cs_lock);