diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index e5df50b3e23a..d49a66b271d5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ static void tcp_v4_reqsk_send_ack(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt,
 			req->rsk_rcv_wnd >> inet_rsk(req)->rcv_wscale,
 			tcp_time_stamp_raw() + tcp_rsk(req)->ts_off,
-			req->ts_recent,
+			READ_ONCE(req->ts_recent),
 			0,
 			tcp_md5_do_lookup(sk, l3index, addr, AF_INET),
 			inet_rsk(req)->no_srccheck ? IP_REPLY_ARG_NOSRCCHECK : 0,
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index f281eab7fd12..42844d20da02 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_create_openreq_child(const struct sock *sk,
 	newtp->max_window = newtp->snd_wnd;
 
 	if (newtp->rx_opt.tstamp_ok) {
-		newtp->rx_opt.ts_recent = req->ts_recent;
+		newtp->rx_opt.ts_recent = READ_ONCE(req->ts_recent);
 		newtp->rx_opt.ts_recent_stamp = ktime_get_seconds();
 		newtp->tcp_header_len = sizeof(struct tcphdr) + TCPOLEN_TSTAMP_ALIGNED;
 	} else {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		tcp_parse_options(sock_net(sk), skb, &tmp_opt, 0, NULL);
 
 		if (tmp_opt.saw_tstamp) {
-			tmp_opt.ts_recent = req->ts_recent;
+			tmp_opt.ts_recent = READ_ONCE(req->ts_recent);
 			if (tmp_opt.rcv_tsecr)
 				tmp_opt.rcv_tsecr -= tcp_rsk(req)->ts_off;
 			/* We do not store true stamp, but it is not required,
@@ -740,8 +740,11 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* In sequence, PAWS is OK. */
 
+	/* TODO: We probably should defer ts_recent change once
+	 * we take ownership of @req.
+	 */
 	if (tmp_opt.saw_tstamp && !after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq, tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt))
-		req->ts_recent = tmp_opt.rcv_tsval;
+		WRITE_ONCE(req->ts_recent, tmp_opt.rcv_tsval);
 
 	if (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq == tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_isn) {
 		/* Truncate SYN, it is out of window starting
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 693a29d3f43b..26bd039f9296 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ static unsigned int tcp_synack_options(const struct sock *sk,
 	if (likely(ireq->tstamp_ok)) {
 		opts->options |= OPTION_TS;
 		opts->tsval = tcp_skb_timestamp(skb) + tcp_rsk(req)->ts_off;
-		opts->tsecr = req->ts_recent;
+		opts->tsecr = READ_ONCE(req->ts_recent);
 		remaining -= TCPOLEN_TSTAMP_ALIGNED;
 	}
 	if (likely(ireq->sack_ok)) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 0dcb06a1fe04..d9253aa764fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ static void tcp_v6_reqsk_send_ack(const struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			tcp_rsk(req)->rcv_nxt,
 			req->rsk_rcv_wnd >> inet_rsk(req)->rcv_wscale,
 			tcp_time_stamp_raw() + tcp_rsk(req)->ts_off,
-			req->ts_recent, sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
+			READ_ONCE(req->ts_recent), sk->sk_bound_dev_if,
 			tcp_v6_md5_do_lookup(sk, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, l3index),
 			ipv6_get_dsfield(ipv6_hdr(skb)), 0, sk->sk_priority,
 			READ_ONCE(tcp_rsk(req)->txhash));