diff --git a/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c b/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
index d3d522f099f..88a7ba884bc 100644
--- a/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
@@ -1904,8 +1904,8 @@ xl_newbuf(struct xl_softc *sc, struct xl_chain_onefrag *c)
 	sc->xl_tmpmap = map;
 	c->xl_mbuf = m_new;
 	c->xl_ptr->xl_frag.xl_len = htole32(m_new->m_len | XL_LAST_FRAG);
-	c->xl_ptr->xl_status = 0;
 	c->xl_ptr->xl_frag.xl_addr = htole32(segs->ds_addr);
+	c->xl_ptr->xl_status = 0;
 	bus_dmamap_sync(sc->xl_mtag, c->xl_map, BUS_DMASYNC_PREREAD);
 	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/sys/dev/xl/if_xlreg.h b/sys/dev/xl/if_xlreg.h
index 2685c44a592..5c1c60cd658 100644
--- a/sys/dev/xl/if_xlreg.h
+++ b/sys/dev/xl/if_xlreg.h
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ struct xl_list {
 
 struct xl_list_onefrag {
 	u_int32_t		xl_next;	/* final entry has 0 nextptr */
-	u_int32_t		xl_status;
-	struct xl_frag		xl_frag;
+	volatile u_int32_t	xl_status;
+	volatile struct xl_frag	xl_frag;
 };
 
 struct xl_list_data {