diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index a971385a95d92..fcb998dc2dc68 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2317,7 +2317,7 @@ static long sock_wait_for_wmem(struct sock *sk, long timeo)
 			break;
 		if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_shutdown) & SEND_SHUTDOWN)
 			break;
-		if (sk->sk_err)
+		if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_err))
 			break;
 		timeo = schedule_timeout(timeo);
 	}