diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 1559a239137f..1a8f4284cb69 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ unsigned long regs_get_kernel_stack_nth(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int n)
 
 	addr += n;
 	if (regs_within_kernel_stack(regs, (unsigned long)addr))
-		return *addr;
+		return READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(*addr);
 	else
 		return 0;
 }