diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/methodData.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/methodData.cpp
index deb67e2e90b..4c027e0839a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/methodData.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/methodData.cpp
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 Mutex* MethodData::extra_data_lock() {
-  Mutex* lock = Atomic::load(&_extra_data_lock);
+  Mutex* lock = Atomic::load_acquire(&_extra_data_lock);
   if (lock == nullptr) {
     // This lock could be acquired while we are holding DumpTimeTable_lock/nosafepoint
     lock = new Mutex(Mutex::nosafepoint-1, "MDOExtraData_lock");