diff --git a/src/soft/SoftFence.zig b/src/soft/SoftFence.zig
index f1930c5..5c51353 100644
--- a/src/soft/SoftFence.zig
+++ b/src/soft/SoftFence.zig
@@ -43,25 +43,25 @@ pub fn destroy(interface: *Interface, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) void {
 
 pub fn getStatus(interface: *Interface) VkError!void {
     const self: *Self = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("interface", interface));
-    if (!self.is_signaled.load(.acquire)) {
+    if (!self.is_signaled.load(.seq_cst)) {
         return VkError.NotReady;
     }
 }
 
 pub fn reset(interface: *Interface) VkError!void {
     const self: *Self = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("interface", interface));
-    self.is_signaled.store(false, .monotonic);
+    self.is_signaled.store(false, .seq_cst);
 }
 
 pub fn signal(interface: *Interface) VkError!void {
     const self: *Self = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("interface", interface));
-    self.is_signaled.store(true, .monotonic);
+    self.is_signaled.store(true, .seq_cst);
     self.condition.broadcast();
 }
 
 pub fn wait(interface: *Interface, timeout: u64) VkError!void {
     const self: *Self = @alignCast(@fieldParentPtr("interface", interface));
-    if (self.is_signaled.load(.acquire)) return;
+    if (self.is_signaled.load(.seq_cst)) return;
     if (timeout == 0) return VkError.Timeout;
 
     self.mutex.lock();
diff --git a/src/vulkan/RefCounter.zig b/src/vulkan/RefCounter.zig
index 550bb7b..1289a25 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/RefCounter.zig
+++ b/src/vulkan/RefCounter.zig
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ count: std.atomic.Value(usize),
 pub const init: Self = .{ .count = std.atomic.Value(usize).init(0) };
 
 pub inline fn ref(self: *Self) void {
-    _ = self.count.fetchAdd(1, .monotonic);
+    _ = self.count.fetchAdd(1, .seq_cst);
 }
 
 pub inline fn unref(self: *Self) void {
-    _ = self.count.fetchSub(1, .monotonic);
+    _ = self.count.fetchSub(1, .seq_cst);
 }
 
 pub inline fn hasRefs(self: *Self) bool {
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ pub inline fn hasRefs(self: *Self) bool {
 }
 
 pub inline fn getRefsCount(self: *Self) usize {
-    return self.count.load(.acquire);
+    return self.count.load(.seq_cst);
 }