diff --git a/net/netrom/nr_route.c b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
index 94c4d4554b9c..8a5375e1dcc7 100644
--- a/net/netrom/nr_route.c
+++ b/net/netrom/nr_route.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ int nr_route_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, ax25_cb *ax25)
 	if (ax25 != NULL) {
 		ret = nr_add_node(nr_src, "", &ax25->dest_addr, ax25->digipeat,
 				  ax25->ax25_dev->dev, 0,
-				  sysctl_netrom_obsolescence_count_initialiser);
+				  READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_obsolescence_count_initialiser));
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}