diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index eac51e22a52a..74e05b82f1bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -757,8 +757,11 @@ static inline void rps_record_sock_flow(struct rps_sock_flow_table *table,
 		/* We only give a hint, preemption can change CPU under us */
 		val |= raw_smp_processor_id();
 
-		if (table->ents[index] != val)
-			table->ents[index] = val;
+		/* The following WRITE_ONCE() is paired with the READ_ONCE()
+		 * here, and another one in get_rps_cpu().
+		 */
+		if (READ_ONCE(table->ents[index]) != val)
+			WRITE_ONCE(table->ents[index], val);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 93d430693ca0..ee00d3cfcb56 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4483,8 +4483,10 @@ static int get_rps_cpu(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		u32 next_cpu;
 		u32 ident;
 
-		/* First check into global flow table if there is a match */
-		ident = sock_flow_table->ents[hash & sock_flow_table->mask];
+		/* First check into global flow table if there is a match.
+		 * This READ_ONCE() pairs with WRITE_ONCE() from rps_record_sock_flow().
+		 */
+		ident = READ_ONCE(sock_flow_table->ents[hash & sock_flow_table->mask]);
 		if ((ident ^ hash) & ~rps_cpu_mask)
 			goto try_rps;