diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index ce9de2c946b0..2ecd0117ab1b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -3038,7 +3038,7 @@ static void mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
 	sock_put(sk);
 }
 
-void mptcp_copy_inaddrs(struct sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk)
+static void mptcp_copy_inaddrs(struct sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk)
 {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
 	const struct ipv6_pinfo *ssk6 = inet6_sk(ssk);
@@ -3115,9 +3115,10 @@ static struct ipv6_pinfo *mptcp_inet6_sk(const struct sock *sk)
 }
 #endif
 
-struct sock *mptcp_sk_clone(const struct sock *sk,
-			    const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt,
-			    struct request_sock *req)
+struct sock *mptcp_sk_clone_init(const struct sock *sk,
+				 const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt,
+				 struct sock *ssk,
+				 struct request_sock *req)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_request_sock *subflow_req = mptcp_subflow_rsk(req);
 	struct sock *nsk = sk_clone_lock(sk, GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -3149,10 +3150,30 @@ struct sock *mptcp_sk_clone(const struct sock *sk,
 	msk->setsockopt_seq = mptcp_sk(sk)->setsockopt_seq;
 
 	sock_reset_flag(nsk, SOCK_RCU_FREE);
-	/* will be fully established after successful MPC subflow creation */
-	inet_sk_state_store(nsk, TCP_SYN_RECV);
-
 	security_inet_csk_clone(nsk, req);
+
+	/* this can't race with mptcp_close(), as the msk is
+	 * not yet exposted to user-space
+	 */
+	inet_sk_state_store(nsk, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
+
+	/* The msk maintain a ref to each subflow in the connections list */
+	WRITE_ONCE(msk->first, ssk);
+	list_add(&mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk)->node, &msk->conn_list);
+	sock_hold(ssk);
+
+	/* new mpc subflow takes ownership of the newly
+	 * created mptcp socket
+	 */
+	mptcp_token_accept(subflow_req, msk);
+
+	/* set msk addresses early to ensure mptcp_pm_get_local_id()
+	 * uses the correct data
+	 */
+	mptcp_copy_inaddrs(nsk, ssk);
+	mptcp_propagate_sndbuf(nsk, ssk);
+
+	mptcp_rcv_space_init(msk, ssk);
 	bh_unlock_sock(nsk);
 
 	/* note: the newly allocated socket refcount is 2 now */
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 7a1a3c35470f..c5255258bfb3 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -616,7 +616,6 @@ int mptcp_is_checksum_enabled(const struct net *net);
 int mptcp_allow_join_id0(const struct net *net);
 unsigned int mptcp_stale_loss_cnt(const struct net *net);
 int mptcp_get_pm_type(const struct net *net);
-void mptcp_copy_inaddrs(struct sock *msk, const struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_subflow_fully_established(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
 				     const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt);
 bool __mptcp_retransmit_pending_data(struct sock *sk);
@@ -686,9 +685,10 @@ void __init mptcp_proto_init(void);
 int __init mptcp_proto_v6_init(void);
 #endif
 
-struct sock *mptcp_sk_clone(const struct sock *sk,
-			    const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt,
-			    struct request_sock *req);
+struct sock *mptcp_sk_clone_init(const struct sock *sk,
+				 const struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt,
+				 struct sock *ssk,
+				 struct request_sock *req);
 void mptcp_get_options(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 		       struct mptcp_options_received *mp_opt);
 
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index ba065b66551a..4688daa6b38b 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -815,38 +815,12 @@ create_child:
 		ctx->setsockopt_seq = listener->setsockopt_seq;
 
 		if (ctx->mp_capable) {
-			ctx->conn = mptcp_sk_clone(listener->conn, &mp_opt, req);
+			ctx->conn = mptcp_sk_clone_init(listener->conn, &mp_opt, child, req);
 			if (!ctx->conn)
 				goto fallback;
 
 			owner = mptcp_sk(ctx->conn);
-
-			/* this can't race with mptcp_close(), as the msk is
-			 * not yet exposted to user-space
-			 */
-			inet_sk_state_store(ctx->conn, TCP_ESTABLISHED);
-
-			/* record the newly created socket as the first msk
-			 * subflow, but don't link it yet into conn_list
-			 */
-			WRITE_ONCE(owner->first, child);
-
-			/* new mpc subflow takes ownership of the newly
-			 * created mptcp socket
-			 */
-			owner->setsockopt_seq = ctx->setsockopt_seq;
 			mptcp_pm_new_connection(owner, child, 1);
-			mptcp_token_accept(subflow_req, owner);
-
-			/* set msk addresses early to ensure mptcp_pm_get_local_id()
-			 * uses the correct data
-			 */
-			mptcp_copy_inaddrs(ctx->conn, child);
-			mptcp_propagate_sndbuf(ctx->conn, child);
-
-			mptcp_rcv_space_init(owner, child);
-			list_add(&ctx->node, &owner->conn_list);
-			sock_hold(child);
 
 			/* with OoO packets we can reach here without ingress
 			 * mpc option