diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index b23c32ed6773c43719a00d2ac6c0ab80d59515e4..f1a830550e0c36818864c521bbb061cd14de7a84 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static int netpoll_owner_active(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(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;