diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index deffb8e4b1b2..15dc2ec80c46 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ void __noreturn make_task_dead(int signr)
 	 * Then do everything else.
 	 */
 	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
+	unsigned int limit;
 
 	if (unlikely(in_interrupt()))
 		panic("Aiee, killing interrupt handler!");
@@ -954,8 +955,9 @@ void __noreturn make_task_dead(int signr)
 	 * To make sure this can't happen, place an upper bound on how often the
 	 * kernel may oops without panic().
 	 */
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&oops_count) >= READ_ONCE(oops_limit) && oops_limit)
-		panic("Oopsed too often (kernel.oops_limit is %d)", oops_limit);
+	limit = READ_ONCE(oops_limit);
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&oops_count) >= limit && limit)
+		panic("Oopsed too often (kernel.oops_limit is %d)", limit);
 
 	/*
 	 * We're taking recursive faults here in make_task_dead. Safest is to just
diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 54deb743b2d5..7834c9854e02 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -231,12 +231,15 @@ static void panic_print_sys_info(bool console_flush)
 
 void check_panic_on_warn(const char *origin)
 {
+	unsigned int limit;
+
 	if (panic_on_warn)
 		panic("%s: panic_on_warn set ...\n", origin);
 
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&warn_count) >= READ_ONCE(warn_limit) && warn_limit)
+	limit = READ_ONCE(warn_limit);
+	if (atomic_inc_return(&warn_count) >= limit && limit)
 		panic("%s: system warned too often (kernel.warn_limit is %d)",
-		      origin, warn_limit);
+		      origin, limit);
 }
 
 /**