diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 612256b7e39c..7d2eb99c61f4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -6863,7 +6863,7 @@ static int nft_add_set_elem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 			return err;
 	} else if (set->flags & NFT_SET_TIMEOUT &&
 		   !(flags & NFT_SET_ELEM_INTERVAL_END)) {
-		timeout = READ_ONCE(set->timeout);
+		timeout = set->timeout;
 	}
 
 	expiration = 0;
@@ -6970,7 +6970,7 @@ static int nft_add_set_elem(struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err_parse_key_end;
 
-		if (timeout != READ_ONCE(set->timeout)) {
+		if (timeout != set->timeout) {
 			err = nft_set_ext_add(&tmpl, NFT_SET_EXT_TIMEOUT);
 			if (err < 0)
 				goto err_parse_key_end;