diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index a4d8851d83ff..b1637990d570 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5521,7 +5521,7 @@ static void __tcp_ack_snd_check(struct sock *sk, int ofo_possible)
 	}
 
 	if (!tcp_is_sack(tp) ||
-	    tp->compressed_ack >= sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_comp_sack_nr)
+	    tp->compressed_ack >= READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_comp_sack_nr))
 		goto send_now;
 
 	if (tp->compressed_ack_rcv_nxt != tp->rcv_nxt) {