diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
index e8cccc131c40f..b39c24dae64e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static struct file *mmap_singleton(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	struct file *file;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	file = i915->gem.mmap_singleton;
+	file = READ_ONCE(i915->gem.mmap_singleton);
 	if (file && !get_file_rcu(file))
 		file = NULL;
 	rcu_read_unlock();