diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 960948290001eed4d07a8d20327e9158659adc45..fd7375625dad070d45b94d0052b2ad70ce81e45f 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static int netpoll_owner_active(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(napi, &dev->napi_list, dev_list) {
-		if (napi->poll_owner == smp_processor_id())
+		if (READ_ONCE(napi->poll_owner) == smp_processor_id())
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;