diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 62a0db6e6725..16535040af11 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ const char *get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
-	res = inode->i_link;
+	res = READ_ONCE(inode->i_link);
 	if (!res) {
 		const char * (*get)(struct dentry *, struct inode *,
 				struct delayed_call *);
@@ -4674,9 +4674,11 @@ static int generic_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user *buffer,
 {
 	DEFINE_DELAYED_CALL(done);
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
-	const char *link = inode->i_link;
+	const char *link;
 	int res;
 
+	link = READ_ONCE(inode->i_link);
+
 	if (!link) {
 		link = inode->i_op->get_link(dentry, inode, &done);
 		if (IS_ERR(link))