diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index ddb68aa836f7..7892d7074847 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3033,10 +3033,13 @@ static int packet_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct packet_sock *po = pkt_sk(sk);
 
-	if (po->tx_ring.pg_vec)
+	/* Reading tx_ring.pg_vec without holding pg_vec_lock is racy.
+	 * tpacket_snd() will redo the check safely.
+	 */
+	if (data_race(po->tx_ring.pg_vec))
 		return tpacket_snd(po, msg);
-	else
-		return packet_snd(sock, msg, len);
+
+	return packet_snd(sock, msg, len);
 }
 
 /*