diff --git a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
index 1a3b58d..750ed60 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/auto_group.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 	p->signal->autogroup = autogroup_kref_get(ag);
 
-	if (!ACCESS_ONCE(sysctl_sched_autogroup_enabled))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(sysctl_sched_autogroup_enabled))
 		goto out;
 
 	for_each_thread(p, t)