diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 0c63120b2db2..5cd610b547e0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1792,8 +1792,8 @@ void __nf_ct_refresh_acct(struct nf_conn *ct,
 	if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct))
 		extra_jiffies += nfct_time_stamp;
 
-	if (ct->timeout != extra_jiffies)
-		ct->timeout = extra_jiffies;
+	if (READ_ONCE(ct->timeout) != extra_jiffies)
+		WRITE_ONCE(ct->timeout, extra_jiffies);
 acct:
 	if (do_acct)
 		nf_ct_acct_update(ct, ctinfo, skb->len);