diff --git a/include/net/busy_poll.h b/include/net/busy_poll.h
index b001fa91c14e..716b7c5f6fdd 100644
--- a/include/net/busy_poll.h
+++ b/include/net/busy_poll.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline bool net_busy_loop_on(void)
 
 static inline bool sk_can_busy_loop(const struct sock *sk)
 {
-	return sk->sk_ll_usec && !signal_pending(current);
+	return READ_ONCE(sk->sk_ll_usec) && !signal_pending(current);
 }
 
 bool sk_busy_loop_end(void *p, unsigned long start_time);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 7de51ea15cdf..d638c5361ed2 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ int sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			if (val < 0)
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 			else
-				sk->sk_ll_usec = val;
+				WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_ll_usec, val);
 		}
 		break;
 #endif