diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index a8d8ff488281..b760ad0b16d9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ static void tcp_fastretrans_alert(struct sock *sk, const u32 prior_snd_una,
 
 static void tcp_update_rtt_min(struct sock *sk, u32 rtt_us, const int flag)
 {
-	u32 wlen = sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_min_rtt_wlen * HZ;
+	u32 wlen = READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_min_rtt_wlen) * HZ;
 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 
 	if ((flag & FLAG_ACK_MAYBE_DELAYED) && rtt_us > tcp_min_rtt(tp)) {