diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/alloc/custom/cpp/AtomicStack.hpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/alloc/custom/cpp/AtomicStack.hpp
index 4dc3a3f7bdac6..a9755a7687d74 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/alloc/custom/cpp/AtomicStack.hpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/alloc/custom/cpp/AtomicStack.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class AtomicStack : MoveOnly {
     }
 
     void Push(T* elm) noexcept {
-        T* head = nullptr;
+        T* head = atomicHead().load(std::memory_order_acquire);
         do {
             elm->atomicNext().store(head, std::memory_order_relaxed);
         } while (!atomicHead().compare_exchange_weak(head, elm, std::memory_order_acq_rel));