diff --git a/security/tomoyo/network.c b/security/tomoyo/network.c
index f9ff121..a89ed55d 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/network.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/network.c
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ static bool tomoyo_merge_inet_acl(struct tomoyo_acl_info *a,
 {
 	u8 * const a_perm =
 		&container_of(a, struct tomoyo_inet_acl, head)->perm;
-	u8 perm = *a_perm;
+	u8 perm = READ_ONCE(*a_perm);
 	const u8 b_perm = container_of(b, struct tomoyo_inet_acl, head)->perm;
 
 	if (is_delete)
 		perm &= ~b_perm;
 	else
 		perm |= b_perm;
-	*a_perm = perm;
+	WRITE_ONCE(*a_perm, perm);
 	return !perm;
 }
 
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ static bool tomoyo_merge_unix_acl(struct tomoyo_acl_info *a,
 {
 	u8 * const a_perm =
 		&container_of(a, struct tomoyo_unix_acl, head)->perm;
-	u8 perm = *a_perm;
+	u8 perm = READ_ONCE(*a_perm);
 	const u8 b_perm = container_of(b, struct tomoyo_unix_acl, head)->perm;
 
 	if (is_delete)
 		perm &= ~b_perm;
 	else
 		perm |= b_perm;
-	*a_perm = perm;
+	WRITE_ONCE(*a_perm, perm);
 	return !perm;
 }