diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_linux.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_linux.cpp
index e2842a670b8..a93295881ef 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qmutex_linux.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void QBasicMutex::unlockInternal() Q_DECL_NOTHROW
     Q_UNUSED(d);
     Q_ASSERT(!isRecursive());
 
-    d_ptr.fetchAndStoreRelease(0);
+    d_ptr.storeRelease(0);
     _q_futex(&d_ptr, FUTEX_WAKE, 1, 0);
 }