diff --git a/net/unix/scm.c b/net/unix/scm.c
index aa27a02478dc..e8e2a00bb0f5 100644
--- a/net/unix/scm.c
+++ b/net/unix/scm.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void unix_inflight(struct user_struct *user, struct file *fp)
 		/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc() */
 		WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight + 1);
 	}
-	user->unix_inflight++;
+	WRITE_ONCE(user->unix_inflight, user->unix_inflight + 1);
 	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void unix_notinflight(struct user_struct *user, struct file *fp)
 		/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc() */
 		WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight - 1);
 	}
-	user->unix_inflight--;
+	WRITE_ONCE(user->unix_inflight, user->unix_inflight - 1);
 	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
 }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static inline bool too_many_unix_fds(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	struct user_struct *user = current_user();
 
-	if (unlikely(user->unix_inflight > task_rlimit(p, RLIMIT_NOFILE)))
+	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(user->unix_inflight) > task_rlimit(p, RLIMIT_NOFILE)))
 		return !capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 	return false;
 }