diff --git a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
index a01f3fbad565c..c0aa5dd4cc327 100644
--- a/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ macro_rules! atomic_int {
         #[$stable_debug]
         impl fmt::Debug for $atomic_type {
             fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-                fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::SeqCst), f)
+                fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::Relaxed), f)
             }
         }
 
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ pub fn compiler_fence(order: Ordering) {
 #[stable(feature = "atomic_debug", since = "1.3.0")]
 impl fmt::Debug for AtomicBool {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::SeqCst), f)
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::Relaxed), f)
     }
 }
 
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for AtomicBool {
 #[stable(feature = "atomic_debug", since = "1.3.0")]
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for AtomicPtr<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::SeqCst), f)
+        fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.load(Ordering::Relaxed), f)
     }
 }