diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index dfa013283f47..2299a464c602 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2630,7 +2630,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *manage_oob(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
 
 static int unix_stream_read_skb(struct sock *sk, skb_read_actor_t recv_actor)
 {
-	if (unlikely(sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED))
+	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(sk->sk_state) != TCP_ESTABLISHED))
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
 	return unix_read_skb(sk, recv_actor);