diff --git a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
index 81a70ca..90d3510 100644
--- a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     ipmi_req request{};
     request.addr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&systemAddress);
     request.addr_len = sizeof(systemAddress);
-    request.msgid = sequence++;
+    request.msgid = sequence.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed);
     request.msg.data = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(data.data());
     request.msg.data_len = data.size();
     request.msg.netfn = netfn;
diff --git a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.hpp b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.hpp
index e98231d..fedc068 100644
--- a/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.hpp
+++ b/src/ipmiblob/ipmi_handler.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "internal/sys.hpp"
 #include "ipmi_interface.hpp"
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
      */
     int fd = -1;
     /* The last IPMI sequence number we used. */
-    int sequence = 0;
+    std::atomic_int sequence = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace ipmiblob