diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 07da69c1ac0a..4705e6630efa 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4928,7 +4928,7 @@ static int netif_rx_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	net_timestamp_check(netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
+	net_timestamp_check(READ_ONCE(netdev_tstamp_prequeue), skb);
 
 	trace_netif_rx(skb);
 
@@ -5281,7 +5281,7 @@ static int __netif_receive_skb_core(struct sk_buff **pskb, bool pfmemalloc,
 	int ret = NET_RX_DROP;
 	__be16 type;
 
-	net_timestamp_check(!netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
+	net_timestamp_check(!READ_ONCE(netdev_tstamp_prequeue), skb);
 
 	trace_netif_receive_skb(skb);
 
@@ -5664,7 +5664,7 @@ static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	net_timestamp_check(netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
+	net_timestamp_check(READ_ONCE(netdev_tstamp_prequeue), skb);
 
 	if (skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
@@ -5694,7 +5694,7 @@ void netif_receive_skb_list_internal(struct list_head *head)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
-		net_timestamp_check(netdev_tstamp_prequeue, skb);
+		net_timestamp_check(READ_ONCE(netdev_tstamp_prequeue), skb);
 		skb_list_del_init(skb);
 		if (!skb_defer_rx_timestamp(skb))
 			list_add_tail(&skb->list, &sublist);