diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 358e80956cb7..6d7e1cd97c52 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -3068,7 +3068,7 @@ long unix_inq_len(struct sock *sk)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	long amount = 0;
 
-	if (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN)
+	if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_state) == TCP_LISTEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	spin_lock(&sk->sk_receive_queue.lock);