diff --git a/fs/lustre/include/cl_object.h b/fs/lustre/include/cl_object.h
index 691c2f5da53a..d6e1f6f05f50 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/include/cl_object.h
+++ b/fs/lustre/include/cl_object.h
@@ -752,6 +752,17 @@ struct cl_page {
 	struct cl_sync_io		*cp_sync_io;
 };
 
+static inline enum cl_page_state cl_page_state_get(const struct cl_page *pg)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Paired with smp_store_release in cl_page_state_set_trust
+	 * and ensures that we see the most recent value of cp_state
+	 * even when the last modification was not performed on the
+	 * current processor
+	 */
+	return smp_load_acquire(&pg->cp_state);
+}
+
 /**
  * Per-layer part of cl_page.
  *
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/rw26.c b/fs/lustre/llite/rw26.c
index e4ce3b6f5772..364dec208ccd 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/rw26.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/rw26.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static ssize_t ll_direct_IO_seg(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 
 		rc = cl_page_own(env, io, clp);
 		if (rc) {
-			LASSERT(clp->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+			LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(clp) == CPS_FREEING);
 			cl_page_put(env, clp);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/lustre/llite/vvp_page.c b/fs/lustre/llite/vvp_page.c
index 590e5f5e43c9..38b8c488d765 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/llite/vvp_page.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/llite/vvp_page.c
@@ -323,18 +323,18 @@ static int vvp_page_make_ready(const struct lu_env *env,
 
 	lock_page(vmpage);
 	if (clear_page_dirty_for_io(vmpage)) {
-		LASSERT(pg->cp_state == CPS_CACHED);
+		LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(pg) == CPS_CACHED);
 		/* This actually clears the dirty bit in the radix tree. */
 		set_page_writeback(vmpage);
 		CL_PAGE_HEADER(D_PAGE, env, pg, "readied\n");
-	} else if (pg->cp_state == CPS_PAGEOUT) {
+	} else if (cl_page_state_get(pg) == CPS_PAGEOUT) {
 		/* is it possible for osc_flush_async_page() to already
 		 * make it ready?
 		 */
 		result = -EALREADY;
 	} else {
 		CL_PAGE_DEBUG(D_ERROR, env, pg, "Unexpecting page state %d.\n",
-			      pg->cp_state);
+			      cl_page_state_get(pg));
 		LBUG();
 	}
 	unlock_page(vmpage);
diff --git a/fs/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c b/fs/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
index 349f19e014e0..da4429b82932 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void cl_page_free(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *page)
 
 	PASSERT(env, page, list_empty(&page->cp_batch));
 	PASSERT(env, page, !page->cp_owner);
-	PASSERT(env, page, page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+	PASSERT(env, page, cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING);
 
 	while ((slice = list_first_entry_or_null(&page->cp_layers,
 						 struct cl_page_slice,
@@ -119,8 +119,14 @@ static void cl_page_free(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *page)
 static inline void cl_page_state_set_trust(struct cl_page *page,
 					   enum cl_page_state state)
 {
-	/* bypass const. */
-	*(enum cl_page_state *)&page->cp_state = state;
+	/*
+	 * Paired with smp_load_acquire in cl_page_state_get
+	 * and ensures that we see the most recent value of cp_state
+	 * is available even when the next access is not performed on the
+	 * current processor.
+	 * Note we also cast away const as the only modifier of cp_state.
+	 */
+	smp_store_release((enum cl_page_state *)&page->cp_state, state);
 }
 
 struct cl_page *cl_page_alloc(const struct lu_env *env,
@@ -270,10 +276,10 @@ static void __cl_page_state_set(const struct lu_env *env,
 		}
 	};
 
-	old = page->cp_state;
+	old = cl_page_state_get(page);
 	PASSERT(env, page, allowed_transitions[old][state]);
 	CL_PAGE_HEADER(D_TRACE, env, page, "%d -> %d\n", old, state);
-	PASSERT(env, page, page->cp_state == old);
+	PASSERT(env, page, cl_page_state_get(page) == old);
 	PASSERT(env, page, equi(state == CPS_OWNED, page->cp_owner));
 	cl_page_state_set_trust(page, state);
 }
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ void cl_page_put(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *page)
 		       refcount_read(&page->cp_ref));
 
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&page->cp_ref)) {
-		LASSERT(page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+		LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING);
 
 		LASSERT(refcount_read(&page->cp_ref) == 0);
 		PASSERT(env, page, !page->cp_owner);
@@ -378,7 +384,7 @@ void __cl_page_disown(const struct lu_env *env,
 	const struct cl_page_slice *slice;
 	enum cl_page_state state;
 
-	state = pg->cp_state;
+	state = cl_page_state_get(pg);
 	cl_page_owner_clear(pg);
 
 	if (state == CPS_OWNED)
@@ -402,7 +408,7 @@ int cl_page_is_owned(const struct cl_page *pg, const struct cl_io *io)
 	struct cl_io *top = cl_io_top((struct cl_io *)io);
 
 	LINVRNT(cl_object_same(pg->cp_obj, io->ci_obj));
-	return pg->cp_state == CPS_OWNED && pg->cp_owner == top;
+	return cl_page_state_get(pg) == CPS_OWNED && pg->cp_owner == top;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cl_page_is_owned);
 
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ static int __cl_page_own(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 
 	io = cl_io_top(io);
 
-	if (pg->cp_state == CPS_FREEING) {
+	if (cl_page_state_get(pg) == CPS_FREEING) {
 		result = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -453,7 +459,7 @@ static int __cl_page_own(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 		PASSERT(env, pg, !pg->cp_owner);
 		pg->cp_owner = cl_io_top(io);
 		cl_page_owner_set(pg);
-		if (pg->cp_state != CPS_FREEING) {
+		if (cl_page_state_get(pg) != CPS_FREEING) {
 			cl_page_state_set(env, pg, CPS_OWNED);
 		} else {
 			__cl_page_disown(env, io, pg);
@@ -593,7 +599,7 @@ static void __cl_page_delete(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *pg)
 {
 	const struct cl_page_slice *slice;
 
-	PASSERT(env, pg, pg->cp_state != CPS_FREEING);
+	PASSERT(env, pg, cl_page_state_get(pg) != CPS_FREEING);
 
 	/*
 	 * Sever all ways to obtain new pointers to @pg.
@@ -756,7 +762,7 @@ void cl_page_completion(const struct lu_env *env,
 	const struct cl_page_slice *slice;
 
 	PASSERT(env, pg, crt < CRT_NR);
-	PASSERT(env, pg, pg->cp_state == cl_req_type_state(crt));
+	PASSERT(env, pg, cl_page_state_get(pg) == cl_req_type_state(crt));
 
 	CL_PAGE_HEADER(D_TRACE, env, pg, "%d %d\n", crt, ioret);
 
@@ -805,7 +811,7 @@ int cl_page_make_ready(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *pg,
 	}
 
 	if (result >= 0) {
-		PASSERT(env, pg, pg->cp_state == CPS_CACHED);
+		PASSERT(env, pg, cl_page_state_get(pg) == CPS_CACHED);
 		cl_page_io_start(env, pg, crt);
 		result = 0;
 	}
@@ -870,7 +876,7 @@ void cl_page_header_print(const struct lu_env *env, void *cookie,
 	(*printer)(env, cookie,
 		   "page@%p[%d %p %d %d %p]\n",
 		   pg, refcount_read(&pg->cp_ref), pg->cp_obj,
-		   pg->cp_state, pg->cp_type,
+		   cl_page_state_get(pg), pg->cp_type,
 		   pg->cp_owner);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cl_page_header_print);
diff --git a/fs/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c b/fs/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
index 317123fd27cb..d879f109e641 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/obdecho/echo_client.c
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ static int cl_echo_object_brw(struct echo_object *eco, int rw, u64 offset,
 
 		rc = cl_page_own(env, io, clp);
 		if (rc) {
-			LASSERT(clp->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+			LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(clp) == CPS_FREEING);
 			cl_page_put(env, clp);
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c b/fs/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
index f8fddbfe6a7e..75984b98b229 100644
--- a/fs/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
+++ b/fs/lustre/osc/osc_cache.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ static int osc_extent_truncate(struct osc_extent *ext, pgoff_t trunc_index,
 			cl_page_discard(env, io, page);
 			cl_page_disown(env, io, page);
 		} else {
-			LASSERT(page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+			LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING);
 			LASSERT(0);
 		}
 
@@ -1356,10 +1356,12 @@ static int osc_completion(const struct lu_env *env, struct osc_async_page *oap,
 	int srvlock;
 
 	cmd &= ~OBD_BRW_NOQUOTA;
-	LASSERTF(equi(page->cp_state == CPS_PAGEIN, cmd == OBD_BRW_READ),
-		 "cp_state:%u, cmd:%d\n", page->cp_state, cmd);
-	LASSERTF(equi(page->cp_state == CPS_PAGEOUT, cmd == OBD_BRW_WRITE),
-		 "cp_state:%u, cmd:%d\n", page->cp_state, cmd);
+	LASSERTF(equi(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_PAGEIN,
+		      cmd == OBD_BRW_READ),
+		 "cp_state:%u, cmd:%d\n", cl_page_state_get(page), cmd);
+	LASSERTF(equi(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_PAGEOUT,
+		      cmd == OBD_BRW_WRITE),
+		 "cp_state:%u, cmd:%d\n", cl_page_state_get(page), cmd);
 	LASSERT(opg->ops_transfer_pinned);
 
 	crt = cmd == OBD_BRW_READ ? CRT_READ : CRT_WRITE;
@@ -3061,7 +3063,7 @@ bool osc_page_gang_lookup(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 
 			page = ops->ops_cl.cpl_page;
 			LASSERT(page->cp_type == CPT_CACHEABLE);
-			if (page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING)
+			if (cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING)
 				continue;
 
 			cl_page_get(page);
@@ -3142,7 +3144,7 @@ static bool check_and_discard_cb(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 			cl_page_discard(env, io, page);
 			cl_page_disown(env, io, page);
 		} else {
-			LASSERT(page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+			LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3169,7 +3171,7 @@ static bool discard_cb(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_io *io,
 		cl_page_discard(env, io, page);
 		cl_page_disown(env, io, page);
 	} else {
-		LASSERT(page->cp_state == CPS_FREEING);
+		LASSERT(cl_page_state_get(page) == CPS_FREEING);
 	}
 
 	return true;
