diff --git a/kernel/defs.h b/kernel/defs.h
index 7181d4d..e38ec00 100644
--- a/kernel/defs.h
+++ b/kernel/defs.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ pagetable_t     proc_pagetable(struct proc *);
 void            proc_freepagetable(pagetable_t, uint64);
 int             kill(int);
 int             killed(struct proc*);
+void            setkilled(struct proc*);
 struct cpu*     mycpu(void);
 struct cpu*     getmycpu(void);
 struct proc*    myproc();
diff --git a/kernel/proc.c b/kernel/proc.c
index b4f8a80..5e37cb7 100644
--- a/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ kill(int pid)
   for(p = proc; p < &proc[NPROC]; p++){
     acquire(&p->lock);
     if(p->pid == pid){
-      __atomic_store_n(&p->killed, 1, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+      p->killed = 1;
       if(p->state == SLEEPING){
         // Wake process from sleep().
         p->state = RUNNABLE;
@@ -601,10 +601,23 @@ kill(int pid)
   return -1;
 }
 
+void
+setkilled(struct proc *p)
+{
+  acquire(&p->lock);
+  p->killed = 1;
+  release(&p->lock);
+}
+
 int
 killed(struct proc *p)
 {
-  return  __atomic_load_n(&p->killed, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+  int k;
+  
+  acquire(&p->lock);
+  k = p->killed;
+  release(&p->lock);
+  return k;
 }
 
 // Copy to either a user address, or kernel address,
diff --git a/kernel/trap.c b/kernel/trap.c
index 1039911..44c9cdc 100644
--- a/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/kernel/trap.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ usertrap(void)
   } else {
     printf("usertrap(): unexpected scause %p pid=%d\n", r_scause(), p->pid);
     printf("            sepc=%p stval=%p\n", r_sepc(), r_stval());
-    __atomic_store_n(&p->killed, 1, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
+    setkilled(p);
   }
 
   if(killed(p))