diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index c33e7a3cdb13..f43f65c2195d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1170,14 +1170,14 @@ static void add_timer_randomness(struct timer_rand_state *state, unsigned num)
 	 * We take into account the first, second and third-order deltas
 	 * in order to make our estimate.
 	 */
-	delta = sample.jiffies - state->last_time;
-	state->last_time = sample.jiffies;
+	delta = sample.jiffies - READ_ONCE(state->last_time);
+	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_time, sample.jiffies);
 
-	delta2 = delta - state->last_delta;
-	state->last_delta = delta;
+	delta2 = delta - READ_ONCE(state->last_delta);
+	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_delta, delta);
 
-	delta3 = delta2 - state->last_delta2;
-	state->last_delta2 = delta2;
+	delta3 = delta2 - READ_ONCE(state->last_delta2);
+	WRITE_ONCE(state->last_delta2, delta2);
 
 	if (delta < 0)
 		delta = -delta;