diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
index e4ec60a33496..5094267447ae 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ao.c
@@ -1160,6 +1160,15 @@ void tcp_ao_connect_init(struct sock *sk)
 	l3index = l3mdev_master_ifindex_by_index(sock_net(sk),
 						 sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 
+	hlist_for_each_entry(key, &ao_info->head, node) {
+		if (tcp_ao_key_cmp(key, l3index, addr, key->prefixlen,
+				   family, -1, -1)) {
+			/* pairs with tcp_inbound_ao_hash() */
+			synchronize_rcu();
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(key, next, &ao_info->head, node) {
 		if (!tcp_ao_key_cmp(key, l3index, addr, key->prefixlen, family, -1, -1))
 			continue;