diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index fa9b9dadbe17..b7270b6b9e9c 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2942,8 +2942,11 @@ int sock_ioctl_inout(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd,
 int sk_ioctl(struct sock *sk, unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg);
 static inline bool sk_is_readable(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (sk->sk_prot->sock_is_readable)
-		return sk->sk_prot->sock_is_readable(sk);
+	const struct proto *prot = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
+
+	if (prot->sock_is_readable)
+		return prot->sock_is_readable(sk);
+
 	return false;
 }
 #endif	/* _SOCK_H */