diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 66e947054945d..bc81ea53a0499 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3402,10 +3402,11 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CLEAN_UNA, &msk->cb_flags))
 		__mptcp_clean_una_wakeup(sk);
 	if (unlikely(msk->cb_flags)) {
-		/* be sure to set the current sk state before tacking actions
-		 * depending on sk_state, that is processing MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT
+		/* be sure to set the current sk state before taking actions
+		 * depending on sk_state (MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT)
+		 * On sk release avoid actions depending on the first subflow
 		 */
-		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &msk->cb_flags))
+		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_CONNECTED, &msk->cb_flags) && msk->first)
 			__mptcp_set_connected(sk);
 		if (__test_and_clear_bit(MPTCP_ERROR_REPORT, &msk->cb_flags))
 			__mptcp_error_report(sk);