diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 0d8a0068e4ca..868d28f3b4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -10523,13 +10523,14 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_dscp_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 static int __mlxsw_sp_router_init(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 {
 	struct net *net = mlxsw_sp_net(mlxsw_sp);
-	bool usp = net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority;
 	char rgcr_pl[MLXSW_REG_RGCR_LEN];
 	u64 max_rifs;
+	bool usp;
 
 	if (!MLXSW_CORE_RES_VALID(mlxsw_sp->core, MAX_RIFS))
 		return -EIO;
 	max_rifs = MLXSW_CORE_RES_GET(mlxsw_sp->core, MAX_RIFS);
+	usp = READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority);
 
 	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_pack(rgcr_pl, true, true);
 	mlxsw_reg_rgcr_max_router_interfaces_set(rgcr_pl, max_rifs);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index e3aa436a1bdf..e18931a6d153 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	    !skb_sec_path(skb))
 		ip_rt_send_redirect(skb);
 
-	if (net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority)
+	if (READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_ip_fwd_update_priority))
 		skb->priority = rt_tos2priority(iph->tos);
 
 	return NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_FORWARD,