diff --git a/mm/swap.c b/mm/swap.c
index 23df893e2ed7..009b32d6d344 100644
--- a/mm/swap.c
+++ b/mm/swap.c
@@ -412,18 +412,20 @@ static void lru_gen_inc_refs(struct folio *folio)
 
 static bool lru_gen_clear_refs(struct folio *folio)
 {
-	struct lru_gen_folio *lrugen;
 	int gen = folio_lru_gen(folio);
 	int type = folio_is_file_lru(folio);
+	unsigned long seq;
 
 	if (gen < 0)
 		return true;
 
 	set_mask_bits(&folio->flags.f, LRU_REFS_FLAGS | BIT(PG_workingset), 0);
 
-	lrugen = &folio_lruvec(folio)->lrugen;
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	seq = READ_ONCE(folio_lruvec(folio)->lrugen.min_seq[type]);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	/* whether can do without shuffling under the LRU lock */
-	return gen == lru_gen_from_seq(READ_ONCE(lrugen->min_seq[type]));
+	return gen == lru_gen_from_seq(seq);
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_LRU_GEN */