diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index c93542f924209c1e3a43586597d06814156423e2..e3a18ff0c38b58aec20413489bf7237c54a14a77 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static inline bool sk_under_memory_pressure(const struct sock *sk)
 	if (mem_cgroup_sockets_enabled && sk->sk_cgrp)
 		return !!sk->sk_cgrp->memory_pressure;
 
-	return !!sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure;
+	return !!*sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure;
 }
 
 static inline void sk_leave_memory_pressure(struct sock *sk)