diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index 3c15b5ba16d7..96d57735a79f 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ static int cuse_channel_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc->list);
 
-	cc->fc.chan->initialized = 1;
+	/* Pairs with smp_load_acquire() readers of fch->initialized */
+	smp_store_release(&cc->fc.chan->initialized, 1);
 	rc = cuse_send_init(cc);
 	if (rc) {
 		fuse_dev_put(fud);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index a27ea64d763a..27dafda2a841 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ void fuse_chan_set_initialized(struct fuse_chan *fch, struct fuse_chan_param *pa
 		fch->max_pages = param->max_pages;
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure stores before this are seen on another CPU */
-	smp_wmb();
-	fch->initialized = 1;
+	/* Pairs with smp_load_acquire() readers of fch->initialized */
+	smp_store_release(&fch->initialized, 1);
 	wake_up_all(&fch->blocked_waitq);
 }
 
 static bool fuse_block_alloc(struct fuse_chan *fch, bool for_background)
 {
-	if (!fch->initialized)
+	/* Pairs with smp_store_release() in fuse_chan_set_initialized() */
+	if (!smp_load_acquire(&fch->initialized))
 		return true;
 
-	/* Pairs with smp_wmb() in fuse_chan_set_initialized() */
-	smp_rmb();
-
 	return (for_background && fch->blocked) ||
 	       (fch->io_uring && fch->connected && !fuse_uring_ready(fch));
 }
@@ -1892,7 +1889,8 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_do_write(struct fuse_dev *fud,
 		 * initialized and connected state
 		 */
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		if (!fch->initialized || !fch->connected)
+		/* Pairs with smp_store_release() in fuse_chan_set_initialized() */
+		if (!smp_load_acquire(&fch->initialized) || !fch->connected)
 			goto copy_finish;
 
 		/* Don't try to move folios (yet) */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c b/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
index 77c8cec43d9c..51f985154aa1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev_uring.c
@@ -1251,8 +1251,10 @@ int fuse_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	/*
 	 * fuse_uring_register() needs the ring to be initialized,
 	 * we need to know the max payload size
+	 *
+	 * Pairs with smp_store_release() in fuse_chan_set_initialized()
 	 */
-	if (!fch->initialized)
+	if (!smp_load_acquire(&fch->initialized))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	switch (cmd_op) {