diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 75b2419ac..c3a59db8a 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ public:
 
     void setrefcount(unsigned ref);
     unsigned getrefcount(std::memory_order order) const { return (refcount.load(order) & ~(1U << 31)); }
-    void addref() const { refcount.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel); }
-    unsigned release() const { return refcount.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel) & ~(1U << 31); }
+    void addref() const { refcount.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
+    unsigned release() const { return refcount.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_relaxed) & ~(1U << 31); }
 } robj;
 static_assert(sizeof(redisObject) == 24, "object size is critical, don't increase");