diff --git a/lib/ratelimit.c b/lib/ratelimit.c
index e01a93f46f83..ce945c17980b 100644
--- a/lib/ratelimit.c
+++ b/lib/ratelimit.c
@@ -26,10 +26,16 @@
  */
 int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
 {
+	/* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in .proc_handler().
+	 * Changing two values seperately could be inconsistent
+	 * and some message could be lost.  (See: net_ratelimit_state).
+	 */
+	int interval = READ_ONCE(rs->interval);
+	int burst = READ_ONCE(rs->burst);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rs->interval)
+	if (!interval)
 		return 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@ int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
 	if (!rs->begin)
 		rs->begin = jiffies;
 
-	if (time_is_before_jiffies(rs->begin + rs->interval)) {
+	if (time_is_before_jiffies(rs->begin + interval)) {
 		if (rs->missed) {
 			if (!(rs->flags & RATELIMIT_MSG_ON_RELEASE)) {
 				printk_deferred(KERN_WARNING
@@ -56,7 +62,7 @@ int ___ratelimit(struct ratelimit_state *rs, const char *func)
 		rs->begin   = jiffies;
 		rs->printed = 0;
 	}
-	if (rs->burst && rs->burst > rs->printed) {
+	if (burst && burst > rs->printed) {
 		rs->printed++;
 		ret = 1;
 	} else {