diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
index 9a7d8a599857..0af6249a993a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ void tcp_update_metrics(struct sock *sk)
 	int m;
 
 	sk_dst_confirm(sk);
-	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save || !dst)
+	if (READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_nometrics_save) || !dst)
 		return;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();