diff --git a/common/arm/ihevc_platform_macros.h b/common/arm/ihevc_platform_macros.h
index 6d48cd9..3d79d07 100644
--- a/common/arm/ihevc_platform_macros.h
+++ b/common/arm/ihevc_platform_macros.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ static INLINE UWORD32 CTZ(UWORD32 u4_word)
     }
 }
 
+#define DATA_SYNC()  __sync_synchronize()
 
 /**
 ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/common/mips/ihevc_platform_macros.h b/common/mips/ihevc_platform_macros.h
index b028624..f820cf2 100644
--- a/common/mips/ihevc_platform_macros.h
+++ b/common/mips/ihevc_platform_macros.h
@@ -93,4 +93,6 @@ static inline UWORD32 CTZ(UWORD32 u4_word)
 #define MEM_ALIGN16 __attribute__ ((aligned (16)))
 #define MEM_ALIGN32 __attribute__ ((aligned (32)))
 
+#define DATA_SYNC()  __sync_synchronize()
+
 #endif /* _IHEVC_PLATFORM_MACROS_H_ */
diff --git a/common/x86/ihevc_platform_macros.h b/common/x86/ihevc_platform_macros.h
index 1d5dc74..66ef542 100644
--- a/common/x86/ihevc_platform_macros.h
+++ b/common/x86/ihevc_platform_macros.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ static INLINE UWORD32 CTZ(UWORD32 u4_word)
     }
 }
 
+#define DATA_SYNC()  __sync_synchronize()
+
 /**
 ******************************************************************************
  *  @brief  returns postion of msb bit for 32bit input
diff --git a/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice.c b/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice.c
index 3bb658e..853afee 100644
--- a/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice.c
+++ b/decoder/ihevcd_parse_slice.c
@@ -3115,6 +3115,7 @@ IHEVCD_ERROR_T ihevcd_parse_slice_data(codec_t *ps_codec)
 
         }
 
+        DATA_SYNC();
 
         /* Update the parse status map */
         {
diff --git a/decoder/ihevcd_process_slice.c b/decoder/ihevcd_process_slice.c
index 09b596a..f57cc31 100644
--- a/decoder/ihevcd_process_slice.c
+++ b/decoder/ihevcd_process_slice.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void ihevcd_proc_map_check(process_ctxt_t *ps_proc, proc_type_t proc_type, WORD3
                 //NOP(128 * 16);
             }
         }
+        DATA_SYNC();
     }
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ void ihevcd_proc_map_update(process_ctxt_t *ps_proc, proc_type_t proc_type, WORD
     /* Update the current CTBs processing status */
     if(ps_proc->i4_check_proc_status)
     {
+        DATA_SYNC();
         for(i = 0; i < nctb; i++)
         {
             sps_t *ps_sps = ps_proc->ps_sps;