diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 5bcd12a9d8ff..3554a4c1e1b8 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -3103,7 +3103,7 @@ static void tcp_retrans_try_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *to,
 	struct sk_buff *skb = to, *tmp;
 	bool first = true;
 
-	if (!sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retrans_collapse)
+	if (!READ_ONCE(sock_net(sk)->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_retrans_collapse))
 		return;
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->tcp_flags & TCPHDR_SYN)
 		return;