diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index fac2b4d80de5..50647a10fdb7 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2334,8 +2334,8 @@ static void sk_leave_memory_pressure(struct sock *sk)
 	} else {
 		unsigned long *memory_pressure = sk->sk_prot->memory_pressure;
 
-		if (memory_pressure && *memory_pressure)
-			*memory_pressure = 0;
+		if (memory_pressure && READ_ONCE(*memory_pressure))
+			WRITE_ONCE(*memory_pressure, 0);
 	}
 }