diff --git a/include/SDL_atomic.h b/include/SDL_atomic.h
index e17309067f..064276fefd 100644
--- a/include/SDL_atomic.h
+++ b/include/SDL_atomic.h
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@ extern __inline void SDL_CompilerBarrier(void);
 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_MemoryBarrierReleaseFunction(void);
 extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquireFunction(void);
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__ppc__))
+#if _SDL_HAS_BUILTIN(__atomic_thread_fence) || (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 5))
+#define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE)
+#define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__ppc__))
 #define SDL_MemoryBarrierRelease()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
 #define SDL_MemoryBarrierAcquire()   __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory")
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__aarch64__)