diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index f1fd26bb199c..78460eb39b3a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static bool tcp_should_autocork(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				int size_goal)
 {
 	return skb->len < size_goal &&
-	       sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_autocorking &&
+	       READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_autocorking) &&
 	       !tcp_rtx_queue_empty(sk) &&
 	       refcount_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) > skb->truesize;
 }