diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_bitmap.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_bitmap.c
index 2291a9536..a2aa85fad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_bitmap.c
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ static u64 gk20a_bitmap_alloc_base(struct gk20a_allocator *a)
 static int gk20a_bitmap_alloc_inited(struct gk20a_allocator *a)
 {
 	struct gk20a_bitmap_allocator *ba = a->priv;
+	int inited = ba->inited;
 
 	rmb();
-	return ba->inited;
+	return inited;
 }
 
 static u64 gk20a_bitmap_alloc_end(struct gk20a_allocator *a)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_buddy.c
index ee5e69d21..f9fb48b50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_buddy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a_allocator_buddy.c
@@ -1077,9 +1077,10 @@ static u64 gk20a_buddy_alloc_base(struct gk20a_allocator *a)
 static int gk20a_buddy_alloc_inited(struct gk20a_allocator *a)
 {
 	struct gk20a_buddy_allocator *ba = a->priv;
+	int inited = ba->initialized;
 
 	rmb();
-	return ba->initialized;
+	return inited;
 }
 
 static u64 gk20a_buddy_alloc_end(struct gk20a_allocator *a)