diff --git a/include/mimalloc/atomic.h b/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
index e8bac316..9bd5f763 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/atomic.h
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static inline void mi_atomic_yield(void) {
 }
 #elif defined(__aarch64__)
 static inline void mi_atomic_yield(void) {
-  __asm__ volatile("wfe");
+  __asm__ volatile("isb");
 }
 #elif defined(__arm__)
 #if __ARM_ARCH >= 7