diff --git a/libc/private/bionic_lock.h b/libc/private/bionic_lock.h
index 8ed4939..d0c6d5e 100644
--- a/libc/private/bionic_lock.h
+++ b/libc/private/bionic_lock.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
  public:
   void init(bool process_shared) {
-    atomic_init(&state, Unlocked);
+    atomic_store_explicit(&state, Unlocked, memory_order_relaxed);
     this->process_shared = process_shared;
   }