diff --git a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
index 88941b66631f..5472e79cde83 100644
--- a/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
+++ b/net/netrom/af_netrom.c
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static int nr_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
 	nr->t4     =
 		msecs_to_jiffies(READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_transport_busy_delay));
 	nr->idle   =
-		msecs_to_jiffies(sysctl_netrom_transport_no_activity_timeout);
+		msecs_to_jiffies(READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_transport_no_activity_timeout));
 	nr->window = READ_ONCE(sysctl_netrom_transport_requested_window_size);
 
 	nr->bpqext = 1;