diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 182fce2537d4..8bdc59074b29 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4539,7 +4539,7 @@ set_rps_cpu(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		rps_input_queue_tail_save(&rflow->last_qtail, head);
 	}
 
-	rflow->cpu = next_cpu;
+	WRITE_ONCE(rflow->cpu, next_cpu);
 	return rflow;
 }