diff --git a/mm/list_lru.c b/mm/list_lru.c
index f7d2ffc209fb..8110eb5bf7ce 100644
--- a/mm/list_lru.c
+++ b/mm/list_lru.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ unsigned long list_lru_count_one(struct list_lru *lru,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	l = list_lru_from_memcg_idx(nlru, memcg_cache_id(memcg));
-	count = l->nr_items;
+	count = READ_ONCE(l->nr_items);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return count;