diff --git a/include/net/busy_poll.h b/include/net/busy_poll.h
index 73af4a64a599..40296ed976a9 100644
--- a/include/net/busy_poll.h
+++ b/include/net/busy_poll.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static inline bool net_busy_loop_on(void)
 
 static inline bool sk_can_busy_loop(const struct sock *sk)
 {
-	return sk->sk_ll_usec && !signal_pending(current);
+	return READ_ONCE(sk->sk_ll_usec) && !signal_pending(current);
 }
 
 bool sk_busy_loop_end(void *p, unsigned long start_time);
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index ba1c0f75cd45..dd9599656c40 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ set_sndbuf:
 			if (val < 0)
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 			else
-				sk->sk_ll_usec = val;
+				WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_ll_usec, val);
 		}
 		break;
 	case SO_PREFER_BUSY_POLL: