diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
index f9ca7b2a..1ae2b2e3 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ falco_outputs::falco_outputs(
 	{
 		add_output(output);
 	}
-	m_outputs_queue_num_drops = 0UL;
+	m_outputs_queue_num_drops = {0};
 	m_outputs_queue_recovery = outputs_queue_recovery;
 #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 	m_queue.set_capacity(outputs_queue_capacity);
@@ -371,5 +371,5 @@ inline void falco_outputs::process_msg(falco::outputs::abstract_output* o, const
 
 uint64_t falco_outputs::get_outputs_queue_num_drops()
 {
-	return m_outputs_queue_num_drops;
+	return m_outputs_queue_num_drops.load();
 }
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h
index 55492085..45d93141 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private:
 #endif
 
 	falco_common::outputs_queue_recovery_type m_outputs_queue_recovery;
-	uint64_t m_outputs_queue_num_drops;
+	std::atomic<uint64_t> m_outputs_queue_num_drops;
 	std::thread m_worker_thread;
 	inline void push(const ctrl_msg& cmsg);
 	inline void push_ctrl(ctrl_msg_type cmt);