diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index 29261aa96eb4..3d0452bb6c2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct tcp_fastopen_metrics {
 
 struct tcp_metrics_block {
 	struct tcp_metrics_block __rcu	*tcpm_next;
-	possible_net_t			tcpm_net;
+	struct net			*tcpm_net;
 	struct inetpeer_addr		tcpm_saddr;
 	struct inetpeer_addr		tcpm_daddr;
 	unsigned long			tcpm_stamp;
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ struct tcp_metrics_block {
 	struct rcu_head			rcu_head;
 };
 
-static inline struct net *tm_net(struct tcp_metrics_block *tm)
+static inline struct net *tm_net(const struct tcp_metrics_block *tm)
 {
-	return read_pnet(&tm->tcpm_net);
+	/* Paired with the WRITE_ONCE() in tcpm_new() */
+	return READ_ONCE(tm->tcpm_net);
 }
 
 static bool tcp_metric_locked(struct tcp_metrics_block *tm,
@@ -197,7 +198,9 @@ static struct tcp_metrics_block *tcpm_new(struct dst_entry *dst,
 		if (!tm)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
-	write_pnet(&tm->tcpm_net, net);
+	/* Paired with the READ_ONCE() in tm_net() */
+	WRITE_ONCE(tm->tcpm_net, net);
+
 	tm->tcpm_saddr = *saddr;
 	tm->tcpm_daddr = *daddr;