diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 3cbef3b176a4..f2bf78c019df 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2591,8 +2591,8 @@ out:
 void mptcp_close_ssk(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk,
 		     struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
 {
-	/* The first subflow can already be closed and still in the list */
-	if (subflow->close_event_done)
+	/* The first subflow can already be closed or disconnected */
+	if (subflow->close_event_done || READ_ONCE(subflow->local_id) < 0)
 		return;
 
 	subflow->close_event_done = true;