diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 7785a4775e58aaf0bedb65c9e0b282991023d62c..4d97133240036a76ee10c6f742a4157adb3feb25 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ inet_csk_find_open_port(struct sock *sk, struct inet_bind_bucket **tb_ret, int *
 		goto other_half_scan;
 	}
 
-	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse && !relax) {
+	if (READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_autobind_reuse) && !relax) {
 		/* We still have a chance to connect to different destinations */
 		relax = true;
 		goto ports_exhausted;