diff --git a/include/boo/BooObject.hpp b/include/boo/BooObject.hpp
index c1134e4..52d942e 100644
--- a/include/boo/BooObject.hpp
+++ b/include/boo/BooObject.hpp
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ protected:
 
 public:
   virtual std::unique_lock<std::recursive_mutex> destructorLock() = 0;
-  void increment() { m_refCount++; }
+  void increment() { m_refCount.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); }
   void decrement() {
-    if (m_refCount.fetch_sub(1) == 1) {
+    if (m_refCount.fetch_sub(1, std::memory_order_acq_rel) == 1) {
+      std::atomic_thread_fence(std::memory_order_acquire);
       auto lk = destructorLock();
       delete this;
     }