diff --git a/include/net/arp.h b/include/net/arp.h
index c8f580a0e6b1..4950191f6b2b 100644
--- a/include/net/arp.h
+++ b/include/net/arp.h
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ static inline void __ipv4_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev, u32 key)
 		unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
 		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
+		if (READ_ONCE(n->confirmed) != now)
+			WRITE_ONCE(n->confirmed, now);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 }
diff --git a/include/net/ndisc.h b/include/net/ndisc.h
index b2f715ca0567..b5ebeb3b0de0 100644
--- a/include/net/ndisc.h
+++ b/include/net/ndisc.h
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ static inline void __ipv6_confirm_neigh(struct net_device *dev,
 		unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
 		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
+		if (READ_ONCE(n->confirmed) != now)
+			WRITE_ONCE(n->confirmed, now);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 }
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ static inline void __ipv6_confirm_neigh_stub(struct net_device *dev,
 		unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
 		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
+		if (READ_ONCE(n->confirmed) != now)
+			WRITE_ONCE(n->confirmed, now);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock_bh();
 }
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index ac6042d0af32..f2f853439b65 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1939,8 +1939,8 @@ struct dst_entry *sk_dst_check(struct sock *sk, u32 cookie);
 
 static inline void sk_dst_confirm(struct sock *sk)
 {
-	if (!sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm)
-		sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 1;
+	if (!READ_ONCE(sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm))
+		WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm, 1);
 }
 
 static inline void sock_confirm_neigh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *n)
@@ -1950,10 +1950,10 @@ static inline void sock_confirm_neigh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct neighbour *n)
 		unsigned long now = jiffies;
 
 		/* avoid dirtying neighbour */
-		if (n->confirmed != now)
-			n->confirmed = now;
-		if (sk && sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm)
-			sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm = 0;
+		if (READ_ONCE(n->confirmed) != now)
+			WRITE_ONCE(n->confirmed, now);
+		if (sk && READ_ONCE(sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm))
+			WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_dst_pending_confirm, 0);
 	}
 }