diff --git a/include/SDL_atomic.h b/include/SDL_atomic.h
index 36e37f3b7..4475939bb 100644
--- a/include/SDL_atomic.h
+++ b/include/SDL_atomic.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquireFunction(void);
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__ppc__))
 #define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
 #define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__aarch64__)
+#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")
+#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__arm__)
 #if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7A__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7EM__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7R__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7M__) || defined(__ARM_ARCH_7S__)
 #define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("dmb ish" : : : "memory")