diff --git a/thirdparty/stdatomic/nix/atomic.h b/thirdparty/stdatomic/nix/atomic.h
index e583a431f0..80b5a884ee 100644
--- a/thirdparty/stdatomic/nix/atomic.h
+++ b/thirdparty/stdatomic/nix/atomic.h
@@ -15,12 +15,46 @@
 #include "atomic_cpp.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_M_X64) || defined(__i386__) || defined(_M_IX86)
+    /* x86 architecture: uses PAUSE instruction for efficient spinning */
+    #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ("pause")
+#elif defined(__aarch64__) || defined(_M_ARM64) || defined(__arm__) || defined(_M_ARM)
+    #if defined(__TINYC__)
+        /* TCC compiler limitation: assembly not supported on ARM */
+        #define cpu_relax()
+    #else
+        /* ARM architecture: uses YIELD instruction for power-efficient spinning */
+        #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ("yield" ::: "memory")
+    #endif
+#elif defined(__riscv) && __riscv_xlen == 64
+    /* RISC-V 64-bit: no dedicated pause instruction, using alternative sequence */
+    #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ( \
+        "fence rw, rw\n\t"   /* Full memory barrier (read-write ordering) */ \
+        "andi a0, a0, 0\n\t" /* Dummy arithmetic instruction (always sets a0 = 0) */ \
+        ::: "memory", "a0")  /* Clobbers memory and a0 register to prevent optimizations */
+#elif defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(__ppc64__)
+    /* PowerPC 64-bit: use OR instruction for synchronization */
+    #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ("or 1,1,1\n\t" ::: "memory")
+#elif defined(__mips64)
+    /* MIPS 64-bit: use series of super-scalar NOPs */
+    #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ("ssnop\n\tssnop\n\tssnop\n\t" ::: "memory")
+#else
+    /* Fallback implementation for unsupported architectures */
+    #define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ( \
+        "nop\n\t" "nop\n\t" "nop\n\t" "nop\n\t" /* Series of no-operation instructions */ \
+        ::: "memory") /* Memory clobber to prevent instruction reordering */
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __TINYC__
 
 typedef volatile long long atomic_llong;
 typedef volatile unsigned long long atomic_ullong;
 typedef volatile uintptr_t atomic_uintptr_t;
 
+extern void atomic_thread_fence (int memory_order);
+extern void __atomic_thread_fence (int memory_order);
+#define atomic_thread_fence(order) __atomic_thread_fence (order)
+
 // use functions for 64, 32 and 8 bit from libatomic directly
 // since tcc is not capible to use "generic" C functions
 // there is no header file for libatomic so we provide function declarations here
diff --git a/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h b/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
index 9ee7f30e0f..0ffda08a7b 100644
--- a/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
+++ b/thirdparty/stdatomic/win/atomic.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 
-#ifdef __TINYC__
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define cpu_relax() _mm_pause()
+#else
+#define cpu_relax() __asm__ __volatile__ ("pause")
 #endif
 
 #define ATOMIC_FLAG_INIT 0
@@ -39,10 +42,59 @@
 
 #define kill_dependency(y) ((void)0)
 
+// memory order policies - we use "sequentially consistent" by default
+
+#define memory_order_relaxed 0
+#define memory_order_consume 1
+#define memory_order_acquire 2
+#define memory_order_release 3
+#define memory_order_acq_rel 4
+#define memory_order_seq_cst 5
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define atomic_thread_fence(order) \
-    ((order) == memory_order_seq_cst ? MemoryBarrier() : \
-     (order) == memory_order_release ? WriteBarrier() : \
-     (order) == memory_order_acquire ? ReadBarrier() : (void)0);
+    do { \
+        switch (order) { \
+            case memory_order_release: \
+                _WriteBarrier(); \
+                _ReadWriteBarrier(); \
+                break; \
+            case memory_order_acquire: \
+                _ReadBarrier(); \
+                _ReadWriteBarrier(); \
+                break; \
+            case memory_order_acq_rel: \
+                _ReadBarrier(); \
+                _WriteBarrier(); \
+                _ReadWriteBarrier(); \
+                break; \
+            case memory_order_seq_cst: \
+                MemoryBarrier(); \
+                break; \
+            default: /* relaxed, consume */ \
+                break; \
+        } \
+    } while (0)
+#else
+#define atomic_thread_fence(order) do { \
+    switch (order) { \
+        case memory_order_relaxed: \
+            break; \
+        case memory_order_acquire: \
+        case memory_order_consume: \
+        case memory_order_release: \
+        case memory_order_acq_rel: \
+            __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory"); \
+            break; \
+        case memory_order_seq_cst: \
+            __asm__ __volatile__ ("mfence" : : : "memory"); \
+            break; \
+        default: \
+            __asm__ __volatile__ ("mfence" : : : "memory"); \
+            break; \
+    } \
+} while (0)
+#endif
 
 #define atomic_signal_fence(order) \
     ((void)0)
diff --git a/vlib/sync/stdatomic/1.declarations.c.v b/vlib/sync/stdatomic/1.declarations.c.v
index 4c789e6454..661778a7c4 100644
--- a/vlib/sync/stdatomic/1.declarations.c.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/stdatomic/1.declarations.c.v
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ $if windows {
 $if linux {
 	$if tinyc {
 		$if amd64 {
-			// Debian/Ubuntu:
-			#flag $when_first_existing('/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/6/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/7/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/8/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/9/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/10/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/11/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/12/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/13/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/14/libatomic.a')
 			// Redhat/CentOS:
 			#flag $when_first_existing('/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/6/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/7/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/8/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/9/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/10/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/11/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/12/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/13/libatomic.a','/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/14/libatomic.a')
 			// Gentoo:
@@ -108,3 +106,6 @@ fn C.atomic_compare_exchange_strong_u64(voidptr, voidptr, u64) bool
 fn C.atomic_exchange_u64(voidptr, u64) u64
 fn C.atomic_fetch_add_u64(voidptr, u64) u64
 fn C.atomic_fetch_sub_u64(voidptr, u64) u64
+
+fn C.atomic_thread_fence(int)
+fn C.cpu_relax()
diff --git a/vlib/sync/stdatomic/atomic_test.v b/vlib/sync/stdatomic/atomic_test.v
index aa37dcca6e..4f1e8667c4 100644
--- a/vlib/sync/stdatomic/atomic_test.v
+++ b/vlib/sync/stdatomic/atomic_test.v
@@ -271,4 +271,8 @@ fn test_atomic_vals() {
 	assert v_voidptr.swap(ptr_2) == ptr_1
 	assert v_voidptr.compare_and_swap(ptr_2, ptr_1) == true
 	assert v_voidptr.load() == ptr_1
+
+	// just for compile
+	C.atomic_thread_fence(C.memory_order_relaxed)
+	C.cpu_relax()
 }