diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.cpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.cpp
index c6bc281d876..0e1c2277a25 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.cpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.cpp
@@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ mm::SafePointActivator::~SafePointActivator() {
     }
 }
 
-ALWAYS_INLINE void mm::safePoint() noexcept {
+ALWAYS_INLINE void mm::safePoint(std::memory_order fastPathOrder) noexcept {
     AssertThreadState(ThreadState::kRunnable);
-    auto action = safePointAction.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    auto action = safePointAction.load(fastPathOrder);
     if (__builtin_expect(action != nullptr, false)) {
         slowPath();
     }
 }
 
-ALWAYS_INLINE void mm::safePoint(mm::ThreadData& threadData) noexcept {
+ALWAYS_INLINE void mm::safePoint(mm::ThreadData& threadData, std::memory_order fastPathOrder) noexcept {
     AssertThreadState(&threadData, ThreadState::kRunnable);
-    auto action = safePointAction.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    auto action = safePointAction.load(fastPathOrder);
     if (__builtin_expect(action != nullptr, false)) {
         slowPath(threadData);
     }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.hpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.hpp
index 0eb760eb07a..19c708ce0f8 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.hpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/SafePoint.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "Utils.hpp"
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ private:
     bool active_;
 };
 
-void safePoint() noexcept;
-void safePoint(ThreadData& threadData) noexcept;
+void safePoint(std::memory_order fastPathOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed) noexcept;
+void safePoint(ThreadData& threadData, std::memory_order fastPathOrder = std::memory_order_relaxed) noexcept;
 
 namespace test_support {
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.cpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.cpp
index 4a4129cc08d..a13e6919970 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.cpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ std::atomic<bool> kotlin::mm::internal::gSuspensionRequested = false;
 kotlin::ThreadState kotlin::mm::ThreadSuspensionData::setState(kotlin::ThreadState newState) noexcept {
     ThreadState oldState = state_.exchange(newState);
     if (oldState == ThreadState::kNative && newState == ThreadState::kRunnable) {
-        // must use already acquired ThreadData because TLS may be in invalid state e.g. during thread detach
-        safePoint(threadData_);
+        // Must use already acquired `ThreadData` because TLS may be in invalid state e.g. during thread detach.
+        // Also, this must load SP in sequentially consistent order, because GC
+        // may have touched this thread's data, and we must synchronize before
+        // continuing.
+        // GC would have either changed stored SP handler (with seq_cst),
+        // or would have changed `internal::gSuspensionRequested` (with seq_cst),
+        // so, loading SP here, or checking `internal::gSuspensionRequested` in
+        // `suspendIfRequested` is enough.
+        safePoint(threadData_, std::memory_order_seq_cst);
     }
     return oldState;
 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.hpp b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.hpp
index 63b3842c7c4..bfd2175a869 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.hpp
+++ b/kotlin-native/runtime/src/mm/cpp/ThreadSuspension.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ extern std::atomic<bool> gSuspensionRequested;
 } // namespace internal
 
 inline bool IsThreadSuspensionRequested() noexcept {
-    // TODO: Consider using a more relaxed memory order.
+    // Must use seq_cst ordering for synchronization with GC
+    // in native->runnable transition.
     return internal::gSuspensionRequested.load();
 }