diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index 7b2617223..1d6d9caec 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ int uv__accept(int sockfd) {
 
   while (1) {
 #if __linux__
-    static int no_accept4;
+    static __read_mostly int no_accept4;
 
     if (no_accept4)
       goto skip;