diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index 12e2ddaf887f..d45d5366115a 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -192,8 +192,11 @@ void wait_for_unix_gc(void)
 {
 	/* If number of inflight sockets is insane,
 	 * force a garbage collect right now.
+	 * Paired with the WRITE_ONCE() in unix_inflight(),
+	 * unix_notinflight() and gc_in_progress().
 	 */
-	if (unix_tot_inflight > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC && !gc_in_progress)
+	if (READ_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight) > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC &&
+	    !READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress))
 		unix_gc();
 	wait_event(unix_gc_wait, gc_in_progress == false);
 }
@@ -213,7 +216,9 @@ void unix_gc(void)
 	if (gc_in_progress)
 		goto out;
 
-	gc_in_progress = true;
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
+	WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, true);
+
 	/* First, select candidates for garbage collection.  Only
 	 * in-flight sockets are considered, and from those only ones
 	 * which don't have any external reference.
@@ -299,7 +304,10 @@ void unix_gc(void)
 
 	/* All candidates should have been detached by now. */
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&gc_candidates));
-	gc_in_progress = false;
+
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
+	WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, false);
+
 	wake_up(&unix_gc_wait);
 
  out:
diff --git a/net/unix/scm.c b/net/unix/scm.c
index 8c40f2b32392..ce700b22ecce 100644
--- a/net/unix/scm.c
+++ b/net/unix/scm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ void unix_inflight(struct user_struct *user, struct file *fp)
 		} else {
 			BUG_ON(list_empty(&u->link));
 		}
-		unix_tot_inflight++;
+		/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc() */
+		WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight + 1);
 	}
 	user->unix_inflight++;
 	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ void unix_notinflight(struct user_struct *user, struct file *fp)
 
 		if (atomic_long_dec_and_test(&u->inflight))
 			list_del_init(&u->link);
-		unix_tot_inflight--;
+		/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc() */
+		WRITE_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight, unix_tot_inflight - 1);
 	}
 	user->unix_inflight--;
 	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);