diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/generic/atomicity_mutex/atomicity.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/generic/atomicity_mutex/atomicity.h
index 7d5772d54840..d088f69fe9a4 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/generic/atomicity_mutex/atomicity.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/generic/atomicity_mutex/atomicity.h
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
   __exchange_and_add(volatile _Atomic_word* __mem, int __val) throw ()
   {
     __gnu_cxx::__scoped_lock sentry(get_atomic_mutex());
-    return __gnu_cxx::__exchange_and_add_single(__mem, __val);
+    // The volatile qualification is meaningless. All changes to the memory
+    // location happen while this mutex is locked so it's not volatile at all.
+    auto __mem2 = const_cast<_Atomic_word*>(__mem);
+    return __gnu_cxx::__exchange_and_add_single(__mem2, __val);
   }
 
   void