diff --git a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/AbstractComponentManager.java b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/AbstractComponentManager.java
index 32160ca..38fe9eb 100644
--- a/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/AbstractComponentManager.java
+++ b/scr/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/scr/impl/AbstractComponentManager.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     private long m_componentId;
 
     // The state of this instance manager
-    private State m_state;
+    private volatile State m_state;
 
     // The metadata
     private ComponentMetadata m_componentMetadata;