diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 9f3cdcbbb759..4711963413a4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3000,11 +3000,11 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 
 	case TCP_LINGER2:
 		if (val < 0)
-			tp->linger2 = -1;
+			WRITE_ONCE(tp->linger2, -1);
 		else if (val > TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX / HZ)
-			tp->linger2 = TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX;
+			WRITE_ONCE(tp->linger2, TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX);
 		else
-			tp->linger2 = val * HZ;
+			WRITE_ONCE(tp->linger2, val * HZ);
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT:
@@ -3401,7 +3401,7 @@ static int do_tcp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		val = icsk->icsk_syn_retries ? : net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_syn_retries;
 		break;
 	case TCP_LINGER2:
-		val = tp->linger2;
+		val = READ_ONCE(tp->linger2);
 		if (val >= 0)
 			val = (val ? : READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_fin_timeout)) / HZ;
 		break;