diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
index 5f4fd3b8777cafdd74ae67fb61a9be8d48b1f65d..426a472e73081a2e6543e57b511cf9565b84c70b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcu_segcblist.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void rcu_segcblist_offload(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
 bool rcu_segcblist_ready_cbs(struct rcu_segcblist *rsclp)
 {
 	return rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(rsclp) &&
-	       &rsclp->head != rsclp->tails[RCU_DONE_TAIL];
+	       &rsclp->head != READ_ONCE(rsclp->tails[RCU_DONE_TAIL]);
 }
 
 /*