diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index 168106840073..451bd8bfafd2 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -404,18 +404,20 @@ static void __packet_set_status(struct packet_sock *po, void *frame, int status)
 {
 	union tpacket_uhdr h;
 
+	/* WRITE_ONCE() are paired with READ_ONCE() in __packet_get_status */
+
 	h.raw = frame;
 	switch (po->tp_version) {
 	case TPACKET_V1:
-		h.h1->tp_status = status;
+		WRITE_ONCE(h.h1->tp_status, status);
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h1->tp_status));
 		break;
 	case TPACKET_V2:
-		h.h2->tp_status = status;
+		WRITE_ONCE(h.h2->tp_status, status);
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h2->tp_status));
 		break;
 	case TPACKET_V3:
-		h.h3->tp_status = status;
+		WRITE_ONCE(h.h3->tp_status, status);
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h3->tp_status));
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -432,17 +434,19 @@ static int __packet_get_status(const struct packet_sock *po, void *frame)
 
 	smp_rmb();
 
+	/* READ_ONCE() are paired with WRITE_ONCE() in __packet_set_status */
+
 	h.raw = frame;
 	switch (po->tp_version) {
 	case TPACKET_V1:
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h1->tp_status));
-		return h.h1->tp_status;
+		return READ_ONCE(h.h1->tp_status);
 	case TPACKET_V2:
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h2->tp_status));
-		return h.h2->tp_status;
+		return READ_ONCE(h.h2->tp_status);
 	case TPACKET_V3:
 		flush_dcache_page(pgv_to_page(&h.h3->tp_status));
-		return h.h3->tp_status;
+		return READ_ONCE(h.h3->tp_status);
 	default:
 		WARN(1, "TPACKET version not supported.\n");
 		BUG();