diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
index a30c9a00a..eba6f3b69 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_pcie.c
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ nvme_pcie_qpair_process_completions(struct spdk_nvme_qpair *qpair, uint32_t max_
 		if (cpl->status.p != pqpair->phase) {
 			break;
 		}
-#ifdef __PPC64__
+#if defined(__PPC64__) || defined(__aarch64__)
 		/*
 		 * This memory barrier prevents reordering of:
 		 * - load after store from/to tr