diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index d7e31fe398b3..06c2d887a918 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static inline int list_is_last(const struct list_head *list,
  */
 static inline int list_empty(const struct list_head *head)
 {
-	return head->next == head;
+	return READ_ONCE(head->next) == head;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static inline int hlist_unhashed(const struct hlist_node *h)
 
 static inline int hlist_empty(const struct hlist_head *h)
 {
-	return !h->first;
+	return !READ_ONCE(h->first);
 }
 
 static inline void __hlist_del(struct hlist_node *n)
diff --git a/include/linux/list_bl.h b/include/linux/list_bl.h
index 8132214e8efd..ee7229a6c06a 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_bl.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_bl.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline void hlist_bl_set_first(struct hlist_bl_head *h,
 
 static inline int hlist_bl_empty(const struct hlist_bl_head *h)
 {
-	return !((unsigned long)h->first & ~LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
+	return !((unsigned long)READ_ONCE(h->first) & ~LIST_BL_LOCKMASK);
 }
 
 static inline void hlist_bl_add_head(struct hlist_bl_node *n,
diff --git a/include/linux/list_nulls.h b/include/linux/list_nulls.h
index 444d2b1313bd..b01fe1009084 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_nulls.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_nulls.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline int hlist_nulls_unhashed(const struct hlist_nulls_node *h)
 
 static inline int hlist_nulls_empty(const struct hlist_nulls_head *h)
 {
-	return is_a_nulls(h->first);
+	return is_a_nulls(READ_ONCE(h->first));
 }
 
 static inline void hlist_nulls_add_head(struct hlist_nulls_node *n,