diff --git a/include/mscclpp/semaphore_device.hpp b/include/mscclpp/semaphore_device.hpp
index bd47ced2..f1b01e89 100644
--- a/include/mscclpp/semaphore_device.hpp
+++ b/include/mscclpp/semaphore_device.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct MemoryDevice2DeviceSemaphoreDeviceHandle {
   /// Relaxed wait; no memory completion guarantee. Use it only for synchronizing execution, not data.
   MSCCLPP_DEVICE_INLINE void relaxedWait([[maybe_unused]] int64_t maxSpinCount = 100000000) {
     auto expected = incExpectedInbound();
-    POLL_MAYBE_JAILBREAK((loadInbound() < expected), maxSpinCount);
+    POLL_MAYBE_JAILBREAK((loadInboundRelaxed() < expected), maxSpinCount);
   }
 
   /// Signal remote device, ensures prior memory ops complete.
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ struct MemoryDevice2DeviceSemaphoreDeviceHandle {
     return atomicLoad<uint64_t, scopeSystem>(inboundToken, memoryOrderAcquire);
   }
 
+  /// Thread-safe read of inbound value without memory completion guarantee.
+  /// @return The inbound value.
+  MSCCLPP_DEVICE_INLINE uint64_t loadInboundRelaxed() {
+    return atomicLoad<uint64_t, scopeSystem>(inboundToken, memoryOrderRelaxed);
+  }
+
   /// Thread-safe read of outbound value.
   /// @return The outbound value.
   MSCCLPP_DEVICE_INLINE uint64_t loadOutbound() {