diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index 187fd157fcff7aa8626bd738976e1b5896b614cd..271d8d3fb11e2f9d938afca5ec959bd96ca4a011 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int xsk_init_queue(u32 entries, struct xsk_queue **queue,
 
 	/* Make sure queue is ready before it can be seen by others */
 	smp_wmb();
-	*queue = q;
+	WRITE_ONCE(*queue, q);
 	return 0;
 }