diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index f53ca4f7fced..6d0e2f547ae7 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static bool busy_loop_ep_timeout(unsigned long start_time,
 
 static bool ep_busy_loop_on(struct eventpoll *ep)
 {
-	return !!ep->busy_poll_usecs || net_busy_loop_on();
+	return !!READ_ONCE(ep->busy_poll_usecs) || net_busy_loop_on();
 }
 
 static bool ep_busy_loop_end(void *p, unsigned long start_time)