diff --git a/src/runtime/proc.go b/src/runtime/proc.go
index 32782b3c65..cea7f37d13 100644
--- a/src/runtime/proc.go
+++ b/src/runtime/proc.go
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ found:
 		// Make sure pendingPreemptSignals is correct when an M exits.
 		// For #41702.
 		if atomic.Load(&mp.signalPending) != 0 {
-			atomic.Xadd(&pendingPreemptSignals, -1)
+			pendingPreemptSignals.Add(-1)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4036,7 +4036,7 @@ func syscall_runtime_AfterForkInChild() {
 // pendingPreemptSignals is the number of preemption signals
 // that have been sent but not received. This is only used on Darwin.
 // For #41702.
-var pendingPreemptSignals uint32
+var pendingPreemptSignals atomic.Int32
 
 // Called from syscall package before Exec.
 //
@@ -4048,7 +4048,7 @@ func syscall_runtime_BeforeExec() {
 	// On Darwin, wait for all pending preemption signals to
 	// be received. See issue #41702.
 	if GOOS == "darwin" || GOOS == "ios" {
-		for int32(atomic.Load(&pendingPreemptSignals)) > 0 {
+		for pendingPreemptSignals.Load() > 0 {
 			osyield()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/signal_unix.go b/src/runtime/signal_unix.go
index f241df69f1..545fe6abce 100644
--- a/src/runtime/signal_unix.go
+++ b/src/runtime/signal_unix.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func doSigPreempt(gp *g, ctxt *sigctxt) {
 	atomic.Store(&gp.m.signalPending, 0)
 
 	if GOOS == "darwin" || GOOS == "ios" {
-		atomic.Xadd(&pendingPreemptSignals, -1)
+		pendingPreemptSignals.Add(-1)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func preemptM(mp *m) {
 
 	if atomic.Cas(&mp.signalPending, 0, 1) {
 		if GOOS == "darwin" || GOOS == "ios" {
-			atomic.Xadd(&pendingPreemptSignals, 1)
+			pendingPreemptSignals.Add(1)
 		}
 
 		// If multiple threads are preempting the same M, it may send many
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func sigtrampgo(sig uint32, info *siginfo, ctx unsafe.Pointer) {
 			// The default behavior for sigPreempt is to ignore
 			// the signal, so badsignal will be a no-op anyway.
 			if GOOS == "darwin" || GOOS == "ios" {
-				atomic.Xadd(&pendingPreemptSignals, -1)
+				pendingPreemptSignals.Add(-1)
 			}
 			return
 		}