diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index f17870ee558bb..2f94d221c00e9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ int inet_dgram_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (!inet_sk(sk)->inet_num && inet_autobind(sk))
+	if (data_race(!inet_sk(sk)->inet_num) && inet_autobind(sk))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	return sk->sk_prot->connect(sk, uaddr, addr_len);
 }
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ int inet_send_prepare(struct sock *sk)
 	sock_rps_record_flow(sk);
 
 	/* We may need to bind the socket. */
-	if (!inet_sk(sk)->inet_num && !sk->sk_prot->no_autobind &&
+	if (data_race(!inet_sk(sk)->inet_num) && !sk->sk_prot->no_autobind &&
 	    inet_autobind(sk))
 		return -EAGAIN;