diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index dfa41d73deab..1a144c38039c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ static bool tcp_small_queue_check(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		      sk->sk_pacing_rate >> READ_ONCE(sk->sk_pacing_shift));
 	if (sk->sk_pacing_status == SK_PACING_NONE)
 		limit = min_t(unsigned long, limit,
-			      sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_limit_output_bytes);
+			      READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_limit_output_bytes));
 	limit <<= factor;
 
 	if (static_branch_unlikely(&tcp_tx_delay_enabled) &&