diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index 95e3e32d211a..cf486d75da83 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3305,7 +3305,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_sock_set_syncnt);
 void tcp_sock_set_user_timeout(struct sock *sk, u32 val)
 {
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	inet_csk(sk)->icsk_user_timeout = val;
+	WRITE_ONCE(inet_csk(sk)->icsk_user_timeout, val);
 	release_sock(sk);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_sock_set_user_timeout);
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		if (val < 0)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else
-			icsk->icsk_user_timeout = val;
+			WRITE_ONCE(icsk->icsk_user_timeout, val);
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_FASTOPEN:
@@ -4138,7 +4138,7 @@ static int do_tcp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_USER_TIMEOUT:
-		val = icsk->icsk_user_timeout;
+		val = READ_ONCE(icsk->icsk_user_timeout);
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_FASTOPEN: