diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 3ae2ea048883..3d446773ff2a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ new_segment:
 
 	i = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 	can_coalesce = skb_can_coalesce(skb, i, page, offset);
-	if (!can_coalesce && i >= sysctl_max_skb_frags) {
+	if (!can_coalesce && i >= READ_ONCE(sysctl_max_skb_frags)) {
 		tcp_mark_push(tp, skb);
 		goto new_segment;
 	}
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ new_segment:
 
 			if (!skb_can_coalesce(skb, i, pfrag->page,
 					      pfrag->offset)) {
-				if (i >= sysctl_max_skb_frags) {
+				if (i >= READ_ONCE(sysctl_max_skb_frags)) {
 					tcp_mark_push(tp, skb);
 					goto new_segment;
 				}
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 3d90fa9653ef..513f571a082b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ static int mptcp_sendmsg_frag(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 
 		i = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
 		can_coalesce = skb_can_coalesce(skb, i, dfrag->page, offset);
-		if (!can_coalesce && i >= sysctl_max_skb_frags) {
+		if (!can_coalesce && i >= READ_ONCE(sysctl_max_skb_frags)) {
 			tcp_mark_push(tcp_sk(ssk), skb);
 			goto alloc_skb;
 		}