diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 402618565838..c27011bbe30c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvtap_queue *q, struct msghdr *m,
 	size_t linear;
 
 	if (q->flags & IFF_VNET_HDR) {
-		vnet_hdr_len = q->vnet_hdr_sz;
+		vnet_hdr_len = READ_ONCE(q->vnet_hdr_sz);
 
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (len < vnet_hdr_len)
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_put_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
 
 	if (q->flags & IFF_VNET_HDR) {
 		struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr;
-		vnet_hdr_len = q->vnet_hdr_sz;
+		vnet_hdr_len = READ_ONCE(q->vnet_hdr_sz);
 		if (iov_iter_count(iter) < vnet_hdr_len)
 			return -EINVAL;