diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index f68b972231ca..1adb5790a082 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2615,7 +2615,8 @@ static void __mptcp_close_subflow(struct sock *sk)
 
 		if (ssk_state != TCP_CLOSE &&
 		    (ssk_state != TCP_CLOSE_WAIT ||
-		     inet_sk_state_load(sk) != TCP_ESTABLISHED))
+		     inet_sk_state_load(sk) != TCP_ESTABLISHED ||
+		     __mptcp_check_fallback(msk)))
 			continue;
 
 		/* 'subflow_data_ready' will re-sched once rx queue is empty */