diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 7c7ee314531b9e722f1a1031063b04c74d50251c..45ee2dbc234047afd340ee3ab3fd696c75fbe4ea 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ bool tcp_schedule_loss_probe(struct sock *sk, bool advancing_rto)
 	if (tp->fastopen_rsk)
 		return false;
 
-	early_retrans = sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_early_retrans;
+	early_retrans = READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_early_retrans);
 	/* Schedule a loss probe in 2*RTT for SACK capable connections
 	 * not in loss recovery, that are either limited by cwnd or application.
 	 */