diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 397c24810241..f39c44cbdfe6 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1511,9 +1511,14 @@ void tcp_leave_memory_pressure(struct sock *sk);
 static inline int keepalive_intvl_when(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
 {
 	struct net *net = sock_net((struct sock *)tp);
+	int val;
 
-	return tp->keepalive_intvl ? :
-		READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_keepalive_intvl);
+	/* Paired with WRITE_ONCE() in tcp_sock_set_keepintvl()
+	 * and do_tcp_setsockopt().
+	 */
+	val = READ_ONCE(tp->keepalive_intvl);
+
+	return val ? : READ_ONCE(net->ipv4.sysctl_tcp_keepalive_intvl);
 }
 
 static inline int keepalive_time_when(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index c0d7b226bca1..d19cfeb78392 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -3451,7 +3451,7 @@ int tcp_sock_set_keepintvl(struct sock *sk, int val)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	tcp_sk(sk)->keepalive_intvl = val * HZ;
+	WRITE_ONCE(tcp_sk(sk)->keepalive_intvl, val * HZ);
 	release_sock(sk);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@ int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 		if (val < 1 || val > MAX_TCP_KEEPINTVL)
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else
-			tp->keepalive_intvl = val * HZ;
+			WRITE_ONCE(tp->keepalive_intvl, val * HZ);
 		break;
 	case TCP_KEEPCNT:
 		if (val < 1 || val > MAX_TCP_KEEPCNT)