diff --git a/include/linux/hrtimer.h b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
index 5e00f80b1535..5ae70d2f9a2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/hrtimer.h
+++ b/include/linux/hrtimer.h
@@ -424,12 +424,18 @@ extern u64 hrtimer_get_next_event(void);
 
 extern bool hrtimer_active(const struct hrtimer *timer);
 
-/*
- * Helper function to check, whether the timer is on one of the queues
+/**
+ * hrtimer_is_queued = check, whether the timer is on one of the queues
+ * @timer:	Timer to check
+ *
+ * Returns: True if the timer is queued, false otherwise
+ *
+ * The function can be used lockless, but it gives only a current snapshot.
  */
-static inline int hrtimer_is_queued(struct hrtimer *timer)
+static inline bool hrtimer_is_queued(struct hrtimer *timer)
 {
-	return timer->state & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
+	/* The READ_ONCE pairs with the update functions of timer->state */
+	return !!(READ_ONCE(timer->state) & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
index c93729661be0..f31637ced7fa 100644
--- a/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/hrtimer.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ static int enqueue_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 
 	base->cpu_base->active_bases |= 1 << base->index;
 
-	timer->state = HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED;
+	/* Pairs with the lockless read in hrtimer_is_queued() */
+	WRITE_ONCE(timer->state, HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED);
 
 	return timerqueue_add(&base->active, &timer->node);
 }
@@ -892,7 +893,8 @@ static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 	struct hrtimer_cpu_base *cpu_base = base->cpu_base;
 	u8 state = timer->state;
 
-	timer->state = newstate;
+	/* Pairs with the lockless read in hrtimer_is_queued() */
+	WRITE_ONCE(timer->state, newstate);
 	if (!(state & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED))
 		return;
 
@@ -919,8 +921,9 @@ static void __remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer,
 static inline int
 remove_hrtimer(struct hrtimer *timer, struct hrtimer_clock_base *base, bool restart)
 {
-	if (hrtimer_is_queued(timer)) {
-		u8 state = timer->state;
+	u8 state = timer->state;
+
+	if (state & HRTIMER_STATE_ENQUEUED) {
 		int reprogram;
 
 		/*