diff --git a/src/interpreter/terminator/intrinsics.rs b/src/interpreter/terminator/intrinsics.rs
index 5fd96426b798..dbf99cad52dc 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/terminator/intrinsics.rs
+++ b/src/interpreter/terminator/intrinsics.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> EvalContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 }
             }
 
+            "atomic_load" |
+            "volatile_load" => {
+                let ty = substs.type_at(0);
+                let ptr = args_ptrs[0].read_ptr(&self.memory)?;
+                self.write_value(Value::ByRef(ptr), dest, ty)?;
+            }
+
+            "atomic_store" |
+            "volatile_store" => {
+                let ty = substs.type_at(0);
+                let dest = args_ptrs[0].read_ptr(&self.memory)?;
+                self.write_value_to_ptr(args_ptrs[1], dest, ty)?;
+            }
+
             "breakpoint" => unimplemented!(), // halt miri
 
             "copy" |
@@ -246,18 +260,6 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> EvalContext<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.memory.mark_definedness(dest, size, false)?;
             }
 
-            "volatile_load" => {
-                let ty = substs.type_at(0);
-                let ptr = args_ptrs[0].read_ptr(&self.memory)?;
-                self.write_value(Value::ByRef(ptr), dest, ty)?;
-            }
-
-            "volatile_store" => {
-                let ty = substs.type_at(0);
-                let dest = args_ptrs[0].read_ptr(&self.memory)?;
-                self.write_value_to_ptr(args_ptrs[1], dest, ty)?;
-            }
-
             name => return Err(EvalError::Unimplemented(format!("unimplemented intrinsic: {}", name))),
         }