diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
index 314710b..b258827 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.c
@@ -1535,12 +1535,12 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 		/* Stores to cb->fn and cb->param should complete before
 		 * cb is visible to data plane.
 		 */
-		__atomic_store_n(&tail->next, cb, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&tail->next, cb, rte_memory_order_release);
 	} else {
 		/* Stores to cb->fn and cb->param should complete before
 		 * cb is visible to data plane.
 		 */
-		__atomic_store_n(&list->next, cb, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&list->next, cb, rte_memory_order_release);
 	}
 
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_cryptodev_callback_lock);
@@ -1555,7 +1555,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 				  struct rte_cryptodev_cb *cb)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
-	struct rte_cryptodev_cb **prev_cb, *curr_cb;
+	RTE_ATOMIC(struct rte_cryptodev_cb *) *prev_cb;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_cb *curr_cb;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_cb_rcu *list;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1601,8 +1602,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 		curr_cb = *prev_cb;
 		if (curr_cb == cb) {
 			/* Remove the user cb from the callback list. */
-			__atomic_store_n(prev_cb, curr_cb->next,
-				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+			rte_atomic_store_explicit(prev_cb, curr_cb->next,
+				rte_memory_order_relaxed);
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1673,12 +1674,12 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 		/* Stores to cb->fn and cb->param should complete before
 		 * cb is visible to data plane.
 		 */
-		__atomic_store_n(&tail->next, cb, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&tail->next, cb, rte_memory_order_release);
 	} else {
 		/* Stores to cb->fn and cb->param should complete before
 		 * cb is visible to data plane.
 		 */
-		__atomic_store_n(&list->next, cb, __ATOMIC_RELEASE);
+		rte_atomic_store_explicit(&list->next, cb, rte_memory_order_release);
 	}
 
 	rte_spinlock_unlock(&rte_cryptodev_callback_lock);
@@ -1694,7 +1695,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 				  struct rte_cryptodev_cb *cb)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *dev;
-	struct rte_cryptodev_cb **prev_cb, *curr_cb;
+	RTE_ATOMIC(struct rte_cryptodev_cb *) *prev_cb;
+	struct rte_cryptodev_cb *curr_cb;
 	struct rte_cryptodev_cb_rcu *list;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1740,8 +1742,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb *
 		curr_cb = *prev_cb;
 		if (curr_cb == cb) {
 			/* Remove the user cb from the callback list. */
-			__atomic_store_n(prev_cb, curr_cb->next,
-				__ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+			rte_atomic_store_explicit(prev_cb, curr_cb->next,
+				rte_memory_order_relaxed);
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
index be0698c..9092118 100644
--- a/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
+++ b/lib/cryptodev/rte_cryptodev.h
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_config {
  * queue pair on enqueue/dequeue.
  */
 struct rte_cryptodev_cb {
-	struct rte_cryptodev_cb *next;
+	RTE_ATOMIC(struct rte_cryptodev_cb *) next;
 	/**< Pointer to next callback */
 	rte_cryptodev_callback_fn fn;
 	/**< Pointer to callback function */
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_cb {
  * Structure used to hold information about the RCU for a queue pair.
  */
 struct rte_cryptodev_cb_rcu {
-	struct rte_cryptodev_cb *next;
+	RTE_ATOMIC(struct rte_cryptodev_cb *) next;
 	/**< Pointer to next callback */
 	struct rte_rcu_qsbr *qsbr;
 	/**< RCU QSBR variable per queue pair */
@@ -1947,15 +1947,15 @@ int rte_cryptodev_remove_deq_callback(uint8_t dev_id,
 		struct rte_cryptodev_cb_rcu *list;
 		struct rte_cryptodev_cb *cb;
 
-		/* __ATOMIC_RELEASE memory order was used when the
+		/* rte_memory_order_release memory order was used when the
 		 * call back was inserted into the list.
 		 * Since there is a clear dependency between loading
-		 * cb and cb->fn/cb->next, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE memory order is
+		 * cb and cb->fn/cb->next, rte_memory_order_acquire memory order is
 		 * not required.
 		 */
 		list = &fp_ops->qp.deq_cb[qp_id];
 		rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_online(list->qsbr, 0);
-		cb = __atomic_load_n(&list->next, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+		cb = rte_atomic_load_explicit(&list->next, rte_memory_order_relaxed);
 
 		while (cb != NULL) {
 			nb_ops = cb->fn(dev_id, qp_id, ops, nb_ops,
@@ -2014,15 +2014,15 @@ int rte_cryptodev_remove_deq_callback(uint8_t dev_id,
 		struct rte_cryptodev_cb_rcu *list;
 		struct rte_cryptodev_cb *cb;
 
-		/* __ATOMIC_RELEASE memory order was used when the
+		/* rte_memory_order_release memory order was used when the
 		 * call back was inserted into the list.
 		 * Since there is a clear dependency between loading
-		 * cb and cb->fn/cb->next, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE memory order is
+		 * cb and cb->fn/cb->next, rte_memory_order_acquire memory order is
 		 * not required.
 		 */
 		list = &fp_ops->qp.enq_cb[qp_id];
 		rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_online(list->qsbr, 0);
-		cb = __atomic_load_n(&list->next, __ATOMIC_RELAXED);
+		cb = rte_atomic_load_explicit(&list->next, rte_memory_order_relaxed);
 
 		while (cb != NULL) {
 			nb_ops = cb->fn(dev_id, qp_id, ops, nb_ops,
