diff --git a/include/net/ip.h b/include/net/ip.h
index 3984f2c39c4b..8ad04f60b413 100644
--- a/include/net/ip.h
+++ b/include/net/ip.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static inline void ipcm_init_sk(struct ipcm_cookie *ipcm,
 
 	ipcm->sockc.mark = inet->sk.sk_mark;
 	ipcm->sockc.tsflags = inet->sk.sk_tsflags;
-	ipcm->oif = inet->sk.sk_bound_dev_if;
+	ipcm->oif = READ_ONCE(inet->sk.sk_bound_dev_if);
 	ipcm->addr = inet->inet_saddr;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 01edfde4257d..72ca97ccb460 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2875,13 +2875,14 @@ static inline void sk_pacing_shift_update(struct sock *sk, int val)
  */
 static inline bool sk_dev_equal_l3scope(struct sock *sk, int dif)
 {
+	int bound_dev_if = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 	int mdif;
 
-	if (!sk->sk_bound_dev_if || sk->sk_bound_dev_if == dif)
+	if (!bound_dev_if || bound_dev_if == dif)
 		return true;
 
 	mdif = l3mdev_master_ifindex_by_index(sock_net(sk), dif);
-	if (mdif && mdif == sk->sk_bound_dev_if)
+	if (mdif && mdif == bound_dev_if)
 		return true;
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 39b2327edc4e..df665d4e8f0f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ int __ip6_datagram_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr *uaddr,
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			sk->sk_bound_dev_if = usin->sin6_scope_id;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if, usin->sin6_scope_id);
 		}
 
 		if (!sk->sk_bound_dev_if && (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_MULTICAST))
-			sk->sk_bound_dev_if = np->mcast_oif;
+			WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if, np->mcast_oif);
 
 		/* Connect to link-local address requires an interface */
 		if (!sk->sk_bound_dev_if) {
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ int ip6_datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 			if (src_idx) {
 				if (fl6->flowi6_oif &&
 				    src_idx != fl6->flowi6_oif &&
-				    (sk->sk_bound_dev_if != fl6->flowi6_oif ||
+				    (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if) != fl6->flowi6_oif ||
 				     !sk_dev_equal_l3scope(sk, src_idx)))
 					return -EINVAL;
 				fl6->flowi6_oif = src_idx;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 3fc97d4621ac..960cfea82016 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 			 const struct in6_addr *daddr, unsigned short hnum,
 			 int dif, int sdif)
 {
-	int score;
+	int bound_dev_if, score;
 	struct inet_sock *inet;
 	bool dev_match;
 
@@ -132,10 +132,11 @@ static int compute_score(struct sock *sk, struct net *net,
 		score++;
 	}
 
-	dev_match = udp_sk_bound_dev_eq(net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if, dif, sdif);
+	bound_dev_if = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
+	dev_match = udp_sk_bound_dev_eq(net, bound_dev_if, dif, sdif);
 	if (!dev_match)
 		return -1;
-	if (sk->sk_bound_dev_if)
+	if (bound_dev_if)
 		score++;
 
 	if (READ_ONCE(sk->sk_incoming_cpu) == raw_smp_processor_id())
@@ -789,7 +790,7 @@ static bool __udp_v6_is_mcast_sock(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 	    (inet->inet_dport && inet->inet_dport != rmt_port) ||
 	    (!ipv6_addr_any(&sk->sk_v6_daddr) &&
 		    !ipv6_addr_equal(&sk->sk_v6_daddr, rmt_addr)) ||
-	    !udp_sk_bound_dev_eq(net, sk->sk_bound_dev_if, dif, sdif) ||
+	    !udp_sk_bound_dev_eq(net, READ_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if), dif, sdif) ||
 	    (!ipv6_addr_any(&sk->sk_v6_rcv_saddr) &&
 		    !ipv6_addr_equal(&sk->sk_v6_rcv_saddr, loc_addr)))
 		return false;
@@ -1433,7 +1434,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	if (!fl6->flowi6_oif)
-		fl6->flowi6_oif = sk->sk_bound_dev_if;
+		fl6->flowi6_oif = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_bound_dev_if);
 
 	if (!fl6->flowi6_oif)
 		fl6->flowi6_oif = np->sticky_pktinfo.ipi6_ifindex;