diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
index bb82d7fb5e6..af1fa6e01ef 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.cpp
@@ -1819,11 +1819,11 @@ bool Processor::smp_process_pending_messages()
                 }
             }
 
-            if (m_halt_requested)
+            if (m_halt_requested.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed))
                 halt_this();
         }
         did_process = true;
-    } else if (m_halt_requested) {
+    } else if (m_halt_requested.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed)) {
         halt_this();
     }
 
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ void Processor::smp_broadcast_message(ProcessorMessage& msg, bool async)
             // We need to check here if another processor may have requested
             // us to halt before this message could be delivered. Otherwise
             // we're just spinning the CPU because msg.refs will never drop to 0.
-            if (cur_proc.m_halt_requested)
+            if (cur_proc.m_halt_requested.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed))
                 halt_this();
         }
 
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ void Processor::smp_broadcast_halt()
     // by being out of memory and we might not be able to get a message
     for_each(
         [&](Processor& proc) -> IterationDecision {
-            proc.m_halt_requested = true;
+            proc.m_halt_requested.store(true, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_release);
             return IterationDecision::Continue;
         });
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
index ab8d551b6c3..2fbff06fd64 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/i386/CPU.h
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class Processor {
 
     bool m_invoke_scheduler_async;
     bool m_scheduler_initialized;
-    bool m_halt_requested;
+    Atomic<bool> m_halt_requested;
 
     DeferredCallEntry* m_pending_deferred_calls; // in reverse order
     DeferredCallEntry* m_free_deferred_call_pool_entry;