1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index fa1d06d846..af6366bcef 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,9 @@ static int bdrv_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockBackend *file,
         goto fail_opts;
     }
 
-    assert(bs->copy_on_read == 0); /* bdrv_new() and bdrv_close() make it so */
+    /* bdrv_new() and bdrv_close() make it so */
+    assert(atomic_read(&bs->copy_on_read) == 0);
+
     if (bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_COPY_ON_READ) {
         if (!bs->read_only) {
             bdrv_enable_copy_on_read(bs);
@@ -3063,7 +3065,7 @@ static void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
         g_free(bs->opaque);
         bs->opaque = NULL;
-        bs->copy_on_read = 0;
+        atomic_set(&bs->copy_on_read, 0);
         bs->backing_file[0] = '\0';
         bs->backing_format[0] = '\0';
         bs->total_sectors = 0;