diff --git a/ompi/request/req_test.c b/ompi/request/req_test.c
index cd04645a0c0..b28ade8a67a 100644
--- a/ompi/request/req_test.c
+++ b/ompi/request/req_test.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ int ompi_request_default_test(ompi_request_t ** rptr,
 
 recheck_request_status:
 #endif
-    opal_atomic_mb();
     if( request->req_state == OMPI_REQUEST_INACTIVE ) {
         *completed = true;
         if (MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status) {
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ int ompi_request_default_test(ompi_request_t ** rptr,
             ompi_grequest_invoke_query(request, &request->req_status);
         }
         if (MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status) {
+            /* make sure we get the correct status */
+            opal_atomic_rmb();
             OMPI_COPY_STATUS(status, request->req_status, false);
         }
         if( request->req_persistent ) {
@@ -108,7 +109,6 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_any(
     ompi_request_t **rptr;
     ompi_request_t *request;
 
-    opal_atomic_mb();
     rptr = requests;
     for (i = 0; i < count; i++, rptr++) {
         request = *rptr;
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_any(
                 ompi_grequest_invoke_query(request, &request->req_status);
             }
             if (MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status) {
+                /* make sure we get the correct status */
+                opal_atomic_rmb();
                 OMPI_COPY_STATUS(status, request->req_status, false);
             }
 
@@ -186,7 +188,6 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_all(
     ompi_request_t *request;
     int do_it_once = 0;
 
-    opal_atomic_mb();
     for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
         request = requests[i];
 
@@ -231,6 +232,8 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_all(
 
     rc = MPI_SUCCESS;
     if (MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE != statuses) {
+        /* make sure we get the correct statuses */
+        opal_atomic_rmb();
         /* fill out completion status and free request if required */
         for( i = 0; i < count; i++, rptr++ ) {
             request  = *rptr;
@@ -318,7 +321,6 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_some(
     ompi_request_t **rptr;
     ompi_request_t *request;
 
-    opal_atomic_mb();
     rptr = requests;
     for (i = 0; i < count; i++, rptr++) {
         request = *rptr;
@@ -357,6 +359,9 @@ int ompi_request_default_test_some(
         return OMPI_SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    /* make sure we get the correct statuses */
+    opal_atomic_rmb();
+
     /* fill out completion status and free request if required */
     for( i = 0; i < num_requests_done; i++) {
         request = requests[indices[i]];
diff --git a/ompi/request/req_wait.c b/ompi/request/req_wait.c
index 98a89faba70..d66eccf9f79 100644
--- a/ompi/request/req_wait.c
+++ b/ompi/request/req_wait.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ int ompi_request_default_wait(
 
     ompi_request_wait_completion(req);
 
+    /* make sure we get the correct status */
+    opal_atomic_rmb();
+
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_MPI
     /* Special case for MPI_ANY_SOURCE */
     if( MPI_ERR_PROC_FAILED_PENDING == req->req_status.MPI_ERROR ) {
@@ -198,6 +201,8 @@ int ompi_request_default_wait_any(size_t count,
         rc = ompi_grequest_invoke_query(request, &request->req_status);
     }
     if (MPI_STATUS_IGNORE != status) {
+        /* make sure we get the correct status */
+        opal_atomic_rmb();
         OMPI_COPY_STATUS(status, request->req_status, false);
     }
     rc = request->req_status.MPI_ERROR;
@@ -302,6 +307,9 @@ int ompi_request_default_wait_all( size_t count,
  finish:
     rptr = requests;
     if (MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE != statuses) {
+        /* make sure we get the correct status */
+        opal_atomic_rmb();
+
         /* fill out status and free request if required */
         for( i = 0; i < count; i++, rptr++ ) {
             void *_tmp_ptr = &sync;
@@ -574,6 +582,9 @@ int ompi_request_default_wait_some(size_t count,
 
     *outcount = num_requests_done;
 
+    /* make sure we get the correct status */
+    opal_atomic_rmb();
+
     for (size_t i = 0; i < num_requests_done; i++) {
         request = requests[indices[i]];
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_MPI
diff --git a/ompi/request/request.h b/ompi/request/request.h
index 3d076cfeb7f..e2e62a2d7ad 100644
--- a/ompi/request/request.h
+++ b/ompi/request/request.h
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@ static inline int ompi_request_complete(ompi_request_t* request, bool with_signa
 
     if (0 == rc) {
         if (OPAL_LIKELY(with_signal)) {
+            /* make sure everything in the request is visible before we mark it complete */
+            opal_atomic_wmb();
 
             ompi_wait_sync_t *tmp_sync = (ompi_wait_sync_t *) OPAL_ATOMIC_SWAP_PTR(&request->req_complete,
                                                                                     REQUEST_COMPLETED);