diff --git a/src/core/lib/support/log.c b/src/core/lib/support/log.c
index cdcd3770455..5a47d2d3d5a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/support/log.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/support/log.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const char *gpr_log_severity_string(gpr_log_severity severity) {
 
 void gpr_log_message(const char *file, int line, gpr_log_severity severity,
                      const char *message) {
-  if (severity < gpr_atm_acq_load(&g_min_severity_to_print)) return;
+  if (severity < gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&g_min_severity_to_print)) return;
 
   gpr_log_func_args lfargs;
   memset(&lfargs, 0, sizeof(lfargs));
@@ -72,24 +72,26 @@ void gpr_log_message(const char *file, int line, gpr_log_severity severity,
 }
 
 void gpr_set_log_verbosity(gpr_log_severity min_severity_to_print) {
-  gpr_atm_rel_store(&g_min_severity_to_print, (gpr_atm)min_severity_to_print);
+  gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&g_min_severity_to_print,
+                           (gpr_atm)min_severity_to_print);
 }
 
 void gpr_log_verbosity_init() {
   char *verbosity = gpr_getenv("GRPC_VERBOSITY");
   if (verbosity == NULL) return;
 
-  gpr_log_severity min_severity_to_print = GPR_LOG_VERBOSITY_UNSET;
+  gpr_atm min_severity_to_print = GPR_LOG_VERBOSITY_UNSET;
   if (strcmp(verbosity, "DEBUG") == 0) {
-    min_severity_to_print = GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_DEBUG;
+    min_severity_to_print = (gpr_atm)GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_DEBUG;
   } else if (strcmp(verbosity, "INFO") == 0) {
-    min_severity_to_print = GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_INFO;
+    min_severity_to_print = (gpr_atm)GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_INFO;
   } else if (strcmp(verbosity, "ERROR") == 0) {
-    min_severity_to_print = GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_ERROR;
+    min_severity_to_print = (gpr_atm)GPR_LOG_SEVERITY_ERROR;
   }
   gpr_free(verbosity);
-  if ((gpr_atm_acq_load(&g_min_severity_to_print)) == GPR_LOG_VERBOSITY_UNSET) {
-    gpr_atm_rel_store(&g_min_severity_to_print, (gpr_atm)min_severity_to_print);
+  if ((gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&g_min_severity_to_print)) ==
+      GPR_LOG_VERBOSITY_UNSET) {
+    gpr_atm_no_barrier_store(&g_min_severity_to_print, min_severity_to_print);
   }
 }