diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index f9884956aa13..c151c4dd4ae6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ static void tcp_check_sack_reordering(struct sock *sk, const u32 low_seq,
 			 tp->undo_marker ? tp->undo_retrans : 0);
 #endif
 		tp->reordering = min_t(u32, (metric + mss - 1) / mss,
-				       sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_max_reordering);
+				       READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_max_reordering));
 	}
 
 	/* This exciting event is worth to be remembered. 8) */
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ static void tcp_check_reno_reordering(struct sock *sk, const int addend)
 		return;
 
 	tp->reordering = min_t(u32, tp->packets_out + addend,
-			       sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_max_reordering);
+			       READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_max_reordering));
 	tp->reord_seen++;
 	NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPRENOREORDER);
 }