diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index 6c0a1e9715ea..145f5349c612 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static bool busy_loop_ep_timeout(unsigned long start_time,
 
 static bool ep_busy_loop_on(struct eventpoll *ep)
 {
-	return !!ep->busy_poll_usecs || net_busy_loop_on();
+	return !!READ_ONCE(ep->busy_poll_usecs) || net_busy_loop_on();
 }
 
 static bool ep_busy_loop_end(void *p, unsigned long start_time)