diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index a62889c8bed7..68139cc2f3ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1816,6 +1816,18 @@ static inline __u32 skb_queue_len(const struct sk_buff_head *list_)
 	return list_->qlen;
 }
 
+/**
+ *	skb_queue_len_lockless	- get queue length
+ *	@list_: list to measure
+ *
+ *	Return the length of an &sk_buff queue.
+ *	This variant can be used in lockless contexts.
+ */
+static inline __u32 skb_queue_len_lockless(const struct sk_buff_head *list_)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(list_->qlen);
+}
+
 /**
  *	__skb_queue_head_init - initialize non-spinlock portions of sk_buff_head
  *	@list: queue to initialize
@@ -2021,7 +2033,7 @@ static inline void __skb_unlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff_head *list)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *next, *prev;
 
-	list->qlen--;
+	WRITE_ONCE(list->qlen, list->qlen - 1);
 	next	   = skb->next;
 	prev	   = skb->prev;
 	skb->next  = skb->prev = NULL;
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index b3369d678f1a..ecadd9e482c4 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -189,11 +189,17 @@ static inline int unix_may_send(struct sock *sk, struct sock *osk)
 	return unix_peer(osk) == NULL || unix_our_peer(sk, osk);
 }
 
-static inline int unix_recvq_full(struct sock const *sk)
+static inline int unix_recvq_full(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue) > sk->sk_max_ack_backlog;
 }
 
+static inline int unix_recvq_full_lockless(const struct sock *sk)
+{
+	return skb_queue_len_lockless(&sk->sk_receive_queue) >
+		READ_ONCE(sk->sk_max_ack_backlog);
+}
+
 struct sock *unix_peer_get(struct sock *s)
 {
 	struct sock *peer;
@@ -1724,7 +1730,8 @@ restart_locked:
 	 * - unix_peer(sk) == sk by time of get but disconnected before lock
 	 */
 	if (other != sk &&
-	    unlikely(unix_peer(other) != sk && unix_recvq_full(other))) {
+	    unlikely(unix_peer(other) != sk &&
+	    unix_recvq_full_lockless(other))) {
 		if (timeo) {
 			timeo = unix_wait_for_peer(other, timeo);