diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 1845a37d9f7e..e4b28c10901e 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ void sock_init_data(struct socket *sock, struct sock *sk)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_RX_BUSY_POLL
 	sk->sk_napi_id		=	0;
-	sk->sk_ll_usec		=	sysctl_net_busy_read;
+	sk->sk_ll_usec		=	READ_ONCE(sysctl_net_busy_read);
 #endif
 
 	sk->sk_max_pacing_rate = ~0U;