diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 7b593865b4ae..a33e6aa42a4c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5491,7 +5491,7 @@ send_now:
 	}
 
 	if (!tcp_is_sack(tp) ||
-	    tp->compressed_ack >= sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_comp_sack_nr)
+	    tp->compressed_ack >= READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_comp_sack_nr))
 		goto send_now;
 
 	if (tp->compressed_ack_rcv_nxt != tp->rcv_nxt) {