diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index f35502b1c7b1..35adb85c3a42 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ static int unix_accept(struct socket *sock, struct socket *newsock, int flags,
 		goto out;
 
 	err = -EINVAL;
-	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_LISTEN)
+	if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_state) != TCP_LISTEN)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* If socket state is TCP_LISTEN it cannot change (for now...),