diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 7873b34181d9..f39cd85e8912 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ static inline void iph_to_flow_copy_v6addrs(struct flow_keys *flow,
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
 
-static inline bool ipv6_can_nonlocal_bind(struct net *net,
-					  struct inet_sock *inet)
+static inline bool ipv6_can_nonlocal_bind(const struct net *net,
+					  const struct inet_sock *inet)
 {
-	return net->ipv6.sysctl.ip_nonlocal_bind ||
+	return READ_ONCE(net->ipv6.sysctl.ip_nonlocal_bind) ||
 		test_bit(INET_FLAGS_FREEBIND, &inet->inet_flags) ||
 		test_bit(INET_FLAGS_TRANSPARENT, &inet->inet_flags);
 }