diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index e7807e939a2d..e6dcbe971398 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void reqsk_timer_handler(struct timer_list *t)
 	if (inet_sk_state_load(sk_listener) != TCP_LISTEN)
 		goto drop;
 
-	max_syn_ack_retries = READ_ONCE(icsk->icsk_syn_retries) ? :
+	max_syn_ack_retries = icsk->icsk_syn_retries ? :
 		READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_synack_retries);
 	/* Normally all the openreqs are young and become mature
 	 * (i.e. converted to established socket) for first timeout.
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index a85f90f16387..c2e1ab8fd1f5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ int tcp_sock_set_syncnt(struct sock *sk, int val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	WRITE_ONCE(inet_csk(sk)->icsk_syn_retries, val);
+	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_syn_retries = val;
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3310,7 +3310,7 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		if (val < 1 || val > MAX_TCP_SYNCNT)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else
-			WRITE_ONCE(icsk->icsk_syn_retries, val);
+			icsk->icsk_syn_retries = val;
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_SAVE_SYN:
@@ -3716,7 +3716,7 @@ static int do_tcp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		val = keepalive_probes(tp);
 		break;
 	case TCP_SYNCNT:
-		val = READ_ONCE(icsk->icsk_syn_retries) ? :
+		val = icsk->icsk_syn_retries ? :
 			READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syn_retries);
 		break;
 	case TCP_LINGER2: