diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index 12e2dda..d45d536 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -192,8 +192,11 @@
 {
 	/* If number of inflight sockets is insane,
 	 * force a garbage collect right now.
+	 * Paired with the WRITE_ONCE() in unix_inflight(),
+	 * unix_notinflight() and gc_in_progress().
 	 */
-	if (unix_tot_inflight > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC && !gc_in_progress)
+	if (READ_ONCE(unix_tot_inflight) > UNIX_INFLIGHT_TRIGGER_GC &&
+	    !READ_ONCE(gc_in_progress))
 		unix_gc();
 	wait_event(unix_gc_wait, gc_in_progress == false);
 }
@@ -213,7 +216,9 @@
 	if (gc_in_progress)
 		goto out;
 
-	gc_in_progress = true;
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
+	WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, true);
+
 	/* First, select candidates for garbage collection.  Only
 	 * in-flight sockets are considered, and from those only ones
 	 * which don't have any external reference.
@@ -299,7 +304,10 @@
 
 	/* All candidates should have been detached by now. */
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&gc_candidates));
-	gc_in_progress = false;
+
+	/* Paired with READ_ONCE() in wait_for_unix_gc(). */
+	WRITE_ONCE(gc_in_progress, false);
+
 	wake_up(&unix_gc_wait);
 
  out: