diff --git a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
index d71aba8c3e64..23c2d7308050 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lockspace.c
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ static int new_lockspace(const char *name, const char *cluster,
 	ls->ls_exflags = (flags & ~(DLM_LSFL_TIMEWARN | DLM_LSFL_FS |
 				    DLM_LSFL_NEWEXCL));
 
-	size = dlm_config.ci_rsbtbl_size;
+	size = READ_ONCE(dlm_config.ci_rsbtbl_size);
 	ls->ls_rsbtbl_size = size;
 
 	ls->ls_rsbtbl = vmalloc(array_size(size, sizeof(struct dlm_rsbtable)));