diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index eea2032d8..87213de04 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ extern "C" void asyncFreeDictTable(dictEntry **de)
 
 void blockingOperationStarts() {
     if(!g_pserver->blocking_op_nesting++){
-        g_pserver->blocked_last_cron = g_pserver->mstime;
+        __atomic_load(&g_pserver->mstime, &g_pserver->blocked_last_cron, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE);
     }
 }