diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
index 617a5e4c..e11eaf4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 #define ICMP_MIN_LENGTH 8
 
 /* Socket used for sending RSTs */
-static struct socket *tcp_socket;
+static struct socket *tcp_socket __read_mostly;
 
 void tcp_v4_send_check(struct sock *sk, int len, struct sk_buff *skb);