diff --git a/include/net/gro.h b/include/net/gro.h
index 867656b0739c..24003dea8fa4 100644
--- a/include/net/gro.h
+++ b/include/net/gro.h
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ static inline void gro_normal_one(struct napi_struct *napi, struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	list_add_tail(&skb->list, &napi->rx_list);
 	napi->rx_count += segs;
-	if (napi->rx_count >= gro_normal_batch)
+	if (napi->rx_count >= READ_ONCE(gro_normal_batch))
 		gro_normal_list(napi);
 }