diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahHeapRegion.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahHeapRegion.inline.hpp
index 8b48591984b..e5c1905eacf 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahHeapRegion.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahHeapRegion.inline.hpp
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ inline void ShenandoahHeapRegion::set_update_watermark(HeapWord* w) {
 inline void ShenandoahHeapRegion::concurrent_set_update_watermark(HeapWord* w) {
   assert(bottom() <= w && w <= top(), "within bounds");
   HeapWord* watermark = nullptr;
-  while ((watermark = AtomicAccess::load(&_update_watermark)) < w) {
-    if (AtomicAccess::cmpxchg(&_update_watermark, watermark, w, memory_order_release) == watermark) {
+  while ((watermark = _update_watermark.load_acquire()) < w) {
+    if (_update_watermark.compare_exchange( watermark, w, memory_order_release) == watermark) {
       return;
     }
   }