diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 921b7e355b9b..02100e62bf60 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ static int unix_stream_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 			goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	if (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN)
+	if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_shutdown) & SEND_SHUTDOWN)
 		goto pipe_err;
 
 	while (sent < len) {