diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index c458cd313281..2fe7a3188282 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int virtnet_xdp_xmit(struct net_device *dev,
 	/* Only allow ndo_xdp_xmit if XDP is loaded on dev, as this
 	 * indicate XDP resources have been successfully allocated.
 	 */
-	xdp_prog = rcu_dereference(rq->xdp_prog);
+	xdp_prog = rcu_access_pointer(rq->xdp_prog);
 	if (!xdp_prog)
 		return -ENXIO;