diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 83b1ba3..f2b713c 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
             ++(*tok_idx);
 
             /* "allocate" the type to avoid problems when freeing the value after the type was freed */
-            LY_ATOMIC_INC_RELAXED(((struct lysc_type *)p->value.realtype)->refcount);
+            LY_ATOMIC_INC_BARRIER(((struct lysc_type *)p->value.realtype)->refcount);
 
             /* ']' */
             assert(expr->tokens[*tok_idx] == LYXP_TOKEN_BRACK2);
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@
         ++(*tok_idx);
 
         /* "allocate" the type to avoid problems when freeing the value after the type was freed */
-        LY_ATOMIC_INC_RELAXED(((struct lysc_type *)p->value.realtype)->refcount);
+        LY_ATOMIC_INC_BARRIER(((struct lysc_type *)p->value.realtype)->refcount);
 
         /* ']' */
         assert(expr->tokens[*tok_idx] == LYXP_TOKEN_BRACK2);
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
                     /* key-predicate or leaf-list-predicate */
                     (*dup)[u].predicates[v].key = pred->key;
                     pred->value.realtype->plugin->duplicate(ctx, &pred->value, &(*dup)[u].predicates[v].value);
-                    LY_ATOMIC_INC_RELAXED(((struct lysc_type *)pred->value.realtype)->refcount);
+                    LY_ATOMIC_INC_BARRIER(((struct lysc_type *)pred->value.realtype)->refcount);
                     break;
                 case LY_PATH_PREDTYPE_NONE:
                     break;