diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 76f5f53a645f..0f6790c5279b 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@ static inline int task_on_cpu(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p)
 
 static inline int task_on_rq_queued(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	return p->on_rq == TASK_ON_RQ_QUEUED;
+	return READ_ONCE(p->on_rq) == TASK_ON_RQ_QUEUED;
 }
 
 static inline int task_on_rq_migrating(struct task_struct *p)