diff --git a/script/src/scheduler.rs b/script/src/scheduler.rs
index 8e28ac2425..3e3f386728 100644
--- a/script/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/script/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ use ckb_vm::{
     Error, FlattenedArgsReader, Register,
 };
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+    Arc, Mutex,
+};
 
 /// Root process's id.
 pub const ROOT_VM_ID: VmId = FIRST_VM_ID;
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// One can consider that +total_cycles+ contains the total cycles
     /// consumed in current scheduler, when the scheduler is not busy executing.
-    pub total_cycles: Arc<Mutex<Cycle>>,
+    pub total_cycles: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     /// Iteration cycles, see +total_cycles+ on its usage
     pub iteration_cycles: Cycle,
     /// Next vm id used by spawn.
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ where
         Self {
             sg_data: Arc::new(sg_data),
             debug_context,
-            total_cycles: Arc::new(Mutex::new(0)),
+            total_cycles: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
             iteration_cycles: 0,
             next_vm_id: FIRST_VM_ID,
             next_fd_slot: FIRST_FD_SLOT,
@@ -128,16 +131,19 @@ where
 
     /// Return total cycles.
     pub fn consumed_cycles(&self) -> Cycle {
-        *self.total_cycles.lock().expect("mutex")
+        self.total_cycles.load(Ordering::Acquire)
     }
 
     /// Add cycles to total cycles.
     pub fn consume_cycles(&mut self, cycles: Cycle) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let mut total_cycles = self.total_cycles.lock().expect("mutex");
-        *total_cycles = (*total_cycles)
-            .checked_add(cycles)
-            .ok_or(Error::CyclesExceeded)?;
-        Ok(())
+        match self
+            .total_cycles
+            .fetch_update(Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Acquire, |total_cycles| {
+                total_cycles.checked_add(cycles)
+            }) {
+            Ok(_) => Ok(()),
+            Err(_) => Err(Error::CyclesExceeded),
+        }
     }
 
     /// Resume a previously suspended scheduler state
@@ -149,7 +155,7 @@ where
         let mut scheduler = Self {
             sg_data: Arc::new(sg_data),
             debug_context,
-            total_cycles: Arc::new(Mutex::new(full.total_cycles)),
+            total_cycles: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(full.total_cycles)),
             iteration_cycles: 0,
             next_vm_id: full.next_vm_id,
             next_fd_slot: full.next_fd_slot,
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ where
             // internal execution logic, it does not belong to VM execution
             // consensus. We are not charging cycles for suspending
             // a VM in the process of suspending the whole scheduler.
-            total_cycles: *self.total_cycles.lock().expect("mutex"),
+            total_cycles: self.total_cycles.load(Ordering::Acquire),
             next_vm_id: self.next_vm_id,
             next_fd_slot: self.next_fd_slot,
             vms,
diff --git a/script/src/syscalls/current_cycles.rs b/script/src/syscalls/current_cycles.rs
index d62684066a..14e13da807 100644
--- a/script/src/syscalls/current_cycles.rs
+++ b/script/src/syscalls/current_cycles.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ use ckb_vm::{
     registers::{A0, A7},
     Error as VMError, Register, SupportMachine, Syscalls,
 };
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+    Arc,
+};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct CurrentCycles {
-    base: Arc<Mutex<u64>>,
+    base: Arc<AtomicU64>,
 }
 
 impl CurrentCycles {
@@ -33,8 +36,7 @@ impl<Mac: SupportMachine> Syscalls<Mac> for CurrentCycles {
         }
         let cycles = self
             .base
-            .lock()
-            .map_err(|e| VMError::Unexpected(e.to_string()))?
+            .load(Ordering::Acquire)
             .checked_add(machine.cycles())
             .ok_or(VMError::CyclesOverflow)?;
         machine.set_register(A0, Mac::REG::from_u64(cycles));
diff --git a/script/src/types.rs b/script/src/types.rs
index 44c43d44d3..b0dc54be62 100644
--- a/script/src/types.rs
+++ b/script/src/types.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ use ckb_vm::{
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 use std::fmt;
-use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
+use std::sync::{
+    atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering},
+    Arc, Mutex, RwLock,
+};
 
 #[cfg(has_asm)]
 use ckb_vm::machine::asm::{AsmCoreMachine, AsmMachine};
@@ -963,7 +966,7 @@ pub struct VmContext<DL>
 where
     DL: CellDataProvider,
 {
-    pub(crate) base_cycles: Arc<Mutex<u64>>,
+    pub(crate) base_cycles: Arc<AtomicU64>,
     /// A mutable reference to scheduler's message box
     pub(crate) message_box: Arc<Mutex<Vec<Message>>>,
     pub(crate) snapshot2_context: Arc<Mutex<Snapshot2Context<DataPieceId, Arc<VmData<DL>>>>>,
@@ -978,14 +981,14 @@ where
     /// among different entities.
     pub fn new(vm_data: &Arc<VmData<DL>>, message_box: &Arc<Mutex<Vec<Message>>>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            base_cycles: Arc::new(Mutex::new(0)),
+            base_cycles: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
             message_box: Arc::clone(message_box),
             snapshot2_context: Arc::new(Mutex::new(Snapshot2Context::new(Arc::clone(vm_data)))),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn set_base_cycles(&mut self, base_cycles: u64) {
-        *self.base_cycles.lock().expect("lock") = base_cycles;
+        self.base_cycles.store(base_cycles, Ordering::Release);
     }
 }