diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_lte.h b/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_lte.h
index 6574e8297..4de710f38 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_lte.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/rlc/rlc_am_lte.h
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ private:
     rlc_ringbuffer_t<rlc_amd_rx_pdu>              rx_window;
     std::map<uint32_t, rlc_amd_rx_pdu_segments_t> rx_segments;
 
-    bool poll_received = false;
-    bool do_status     = false;
+    bool              poll_received = false;
+    std::atomic<bool> do_status     = {false}; // light-weight access from Tx entity
 
     /****************************************************************************
      * Timers
diff --git a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_lte.cc b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_lte.cc
index 967cf5a55..c0848e5a8 100644
--- a/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_lte.cc
+++ b/lib/src/rlc/rlc_am_lte.cc
@@ -1852,8 +1852,7 @@ void rlc_am_lte::rlc_am_lte_rx::reset_status()
 
 bool rlc_am_lte::rlc_am_lte_rx::get_do_status()
 {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex);
-  return do_status;
+  return do_status.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
 void rlc_am_lte::rlc_am_lte_rx::write_pdu(uint8_t* payload, const uint32_t nof_bytes)