diff --git a/include/net/tls.h b/include/net/tls.h
index 340ad43971e4..33f657d3c051 100644
--- a/include/net/tls.h
+++ b/include/net/tls.h
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ struct tls_strparser {
 	u32 stopped : 1;
 	u32 copy_mode : 1;
 	u32 mixed_decrypted : 1;
-	u32 msg_ready : 1;
+
+	bool msg_ready;
 
 	struct strp_msg stm;
 
diff --git a/net/tls/tls.h b/net/tls/tls.h
index 762f424ff2d5..e5e47452308a 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls.h
+++ b/net/tls/tls.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *tls_strp_msg(struct tls_sw_context_rx *ctx)
 
 static inline bool tls_strp_msg_ready(struct tls_sw_context_rx *ctx)
 {
-	return ctx->strp.msg_ready;
+	return READ_ONCE(ctx->strp.msg_ready);
 }
 
 static inline bool tls_strp_msg_mixed_decrypted(struct tls_sw_context_rx *ctx)
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_strp.c b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
index ca1e0e198ceb..5df08d848b5c 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_strp.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int tls_strp_copyin(read_descriptor_t *desc, struct sk_buff *in_skb,
 	if (strp->stm.full_len && strp->stm.full_len == skb->len) {
 		desc->count = 0;
 
-		strp->msg_ready = 1;
+		WRITE_ONCE(strp->msg_ready, 1);
 		tls_rx_msg_ready(strp);
 	}
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int tls_strp_read_sock(struct tls_strparser *strp)
 	if (!tls_strp_check_queue_ok(strp))
 		return tls_strp_read_copy(strp, false);
 
-	strp->msg_ready = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(strp->msg_ready, 1);
 	tls_rx_msg_ready(strp);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ void tls_strp_msg_done(struct tls_strparser *strp)
 	else
 		tls_strp_flush_anchor_copy(strp);
 
-	strp->msg_ready = 0;
+	WRITE_ONCE(strp->msg_ready, 0);
 	memset(&strp->stm, 0, sizeof(strp->stm));
 
 	tls_strp_check_rcv(strp);