diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp.c b/net/ipv4/udp.c
index 89e5a806b82e..5f742d0b9e07 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp.c
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ void udp_flush_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 
 	if (up->pending) {
 		up->len = 0;
-		up->pending = 0;
+		WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 		ip_flush_pending_frames(sk);
 	}
 }
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ int udp_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 
 out:
 	up->len = 0;
-	up->pending = 0;
+	WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(udp_push_pending_frames);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	getfrag = is_udplite ? udplite_getfrag : ip_generic_getfrag;
 
 	fl4 = &inet->cork.fl.u.ip4;
-	if (up->pending) {
+	if (READ_ONCE(up->pending)) {
 		/*
 		 * There are pending frames.
 		 * The socket lock must be held while it's corked.
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	fl4->saddr = saddr;
 	fl4->fl4_dport = dport;
 	fl4->fl4_sport = inet->inet_sport;
-	up->pending = AF_INET;
+	WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, AF_INET);
 
 do_append_data:
 	up->len += ulen;
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ int udp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	else if (!corkreq)
 		err = udp_push_pending_frames(sk);
 	else if (unlikely(skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue)))
-		up->pending = 0;
+		WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 	release_sock(sk);
 
 out:
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ void udp_splice_eof(struct socket *sock)
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
 
-	if (!up->pending || udp_test_bit(CORK, sk))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(up->pending) || udp_test_bit(CORK, sk))
 		return;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 594e3f23c129..3f2249b4cd5f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ static void udp_v6_flush_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 		udp_flush_pending_frames(sk);
 	else if (up->pending) {
 		up->len = 0;
-		up->pending = 0;
+		WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 		ip6_flush_pending_frames(sk);
 	}
 }
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ static int udp_v6_push_pending_frames(struct sock *sk)
 			      &inet_sk(sk)->cork.base);
 out:
 	up->len = 0;
-	up->pending = 0;
+	WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-	} else if (!up->pending) {
+	} else if (!READ_ONCE(up->pending)) {
 		if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
 			return -EDESTADDRREQ;
 		daddr = &sk->sk_v6_daddr;
@@ -1401,8 +1401,8 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	getfrag  =  is_udplite ?  udplite_getfrag : ip_generic_getfrag;
-	if (up->pending) {
-		if (up->pending == AF_INET)
+	if (READ_ONCE(up->pending)) {
+		if (READ_ONCE(up->pending) == AF_INET)
 			return udp_sendmsg(sk, msg, len);
 		/*
 		 * There are pending frames.
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	up->pending = AF_INET6;
+	WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, AF_INET6);
 
 do_append_data:
 	if (ipc6.dontfrag < 0)
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 	else if (!corkreq)
 		err = udp_v6_push_pending_frames(sk);
 	else if (unlikely(skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_write_queue)))
-		up->pending = 0;
+		WRITE_ONCE(up->pending, 0);
 
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = inet6_test_bit(RECVERR6, sk) ? net_xmit_errno(err) : 0;
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ static void udpv6_splice_eof(struct socket *sock)
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
 	struct udp_sock *up = udp_sk(sk);
 
-	if (!up->pending || udp_test_bit(CORK, sk))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(up->pending) || udp_test_bit(CORK, sk))
 		return;
 
 	lock_sock(sk);